2026 Government Work Report: What foreign investors need to know about China’s new five-year plan

All eyes are on Beijing as Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers the 2026 Government Work Report during the Two Sessions. What does the new economic growth target reveal about China’s priorities? And as China deepens its commitment to opening up, what opportunities lie ahead for global businesses and trading partners? Host Xu Yawen is joined by Andy Mok, a professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University; Liu Baocheng, director of the Center for International Business Ethics at the University of International Business and Economics; and Dr. Lee Pei May, an assistant professor of political science at the International Islamic University Malaysia, to unpack China’s Government Work Report and its new five-year plan.