China aims self-sufficiency: What to watch for in its 5-Year economic plan

The finalized plan won't be made public before being formally approved by China's legislature, the National People's Congress, in March

China’s top policy makers meet next week to hammer out the country’s future economic blueprint, offering clues on how the leadership plans to pivot the world’s second-largest economy to be more self-sufficient.

The four-day meeting of the Communist Party’s Central Committee will take place behind closed doors from Monday in Beijing. Known as the plenum, the discussion this year will focus on the framework for China’s 14th five-year plan that runs from 2021 through 2025, as well as the vision and targets for the next 15 years.

The finalized plan won’t be made public before being formally approved by China’s