{"id":179281,"date":"2025-10-24T14:35:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/china-persists-in-creating-five-year-plans-in-the-traditional-communist-manner-the-goal-is-to-achieve-technological-self-sufficiency\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:35:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:35:54","slug":"china-persists-in-creating-five-year-plans-in-the-traditional-communist-manner-the-goal-is-to-achieve-technological-self-sufficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/china-persists-in-creating-five-year-plans-in-the-traditional-communist-manner-the-goal-is-to-achieve-technological-self-sufficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"China persists in creating five-year plans in the traditional communist manner. The goal is to achieve technological self-sufficiency."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let’s talk about five-year plans. \u00a0Alexei Grigorievich Stakhanov\u00a0 had no idea that his exaggerated productivity would come back to haunt him. In 1927, he began working in the Tsentr\u00e1lnaya-\u00cdrmino mine and discovered he was exceptionally skilled at his job. In fact, he performed much better than his colleagues. In August 1935, Stakhanov shattered records by extracting 102 tons of coal\u2014an astonishing 14 times his quota\u2014in just five hours and 45 minutes. Shortly after, he exceeded his own achievement by extracting 227 tons.<\/p>\n

Stakhanov became a hero to socialist workers, even gracing the cover of \u00a0Time magazine\u00a0. This was the genesis of \u00a0stakhanovism\u00a0, which aimed to boost labor productivity based on individual initiative. However, this shift in focus didn\u2019t concern Stalin, as the Soviet Union was deeply engrossed in its second five-year plan. The main objective was crystal clear: the \u00a0frenzied industrialization\u00a0 of the country, with an emphasis on transforming all workers into new Stakhanovs. Consequently, the legacy of five-year plans continued into future iterations.<\/p>\n

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This notion of five-year plans found a new home in \u00a0China\u00a0, which began implementing them in 1953\u2014thanks to assistance from the former Soviet Union\u2014and has remarkably continued this practice to the present day. At this time, the Asian giant is currently debating its \u00a015th Five-Year Plan\u00a0, which emphasizes \u00a0technological self-sufficiency\u00a0.<\/p>\n

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The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China recently published a statement outlining their objective to “greatly increase” the \u00a0self-dependence capacity\u00a0 of the nation. This plan includes several strategic focuses for the near future of \u00a0China\u00a0:<\/p>\n

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  2. Establish a “modern industrial system” to reduce dependency on foreign components, equipment, and expertise.<\/li>\n
  3. Reinforce the domestic market as a core pillar for growth, minimizing vulnerability from potential impacts of the export-oriented model.<\/li>\n
  4. Align technological evolution with national security: self-sufficiency not only makes economic sense but also geopolitical sense.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This five-year plan emerges as a response to contemporary challenges, particularly influenced by the trade war with the \u00a0United States\u00a0. Both nations now aim to reduce their dependence on each other, marking a noticeable shift in global dynamics.<\/p>\n

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    China’s new five-year plan clearly aims to establish a sustainable future, with implications for both the domestic landscape and global relations. It suggests greater state involvement in key industries and increased interventionism\u2014a notable angle for countries like the U.S. On the flip side, this move may reduce Chinese demand for foreign technology, potentially \u00a0exacerbating technological rivalry with the U.S.\u00a0 but perhaps presenting fresh opportunities for collaboration with other nations.<\/p>\n

    If successful, this five-year plan could stabilize China\u2019s growth amidst external pressures. Conversely, if the focus on self-reliance becomes excessive, it may hinder \u00a0international collaboration\u00a0 and competition, potentially stifiling innovation or resulting in less efficient enterprises.<\/p>\n

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    Additionally, as highlighted by \u00a0Bloomberg\u00a0, China is the world\u2019s largest exporter, primarily due to its insufficient domestic consumption: it often produces more than it requires. Therefore, despite the increasing contribution of exports to the national GDP, consumption metrics have stagnated or decreased.<\/p>\n

    The full details of the final five-year plan are expected to be unveiled in \u00a0March\u00a0, with a heightened focus on the technological sector. This initiative, launched following the Trump administration’s initial veto of \u00a0Huawei\u00a0, seems to be yielding promising results, as China positions itself as \u00a0a formidable force in technological innovation\u00a0. There\u2019s no indication that this momentum will slow down.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0Alexei Grigorievich Stakhanov\u00a0 would likely be proud of how the legacy of accelerated productivity and ambitious goals lives on in modern frameworks.<\/p>\n

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