Guangdong Outlines Ambitious 15th Five-Year Plan Priorities — People's Government of Guangdong Province

Event summary

Guangdong Province held an open meeting on March 6, 2026, during the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress, attended by 277 journalists from 111 media outlets.
Huang Kunming, Secretary of the CPC Guangdong Committee, outlined four key priorities: strengthening industry and technology, advancing reform and opening up, expanding into county-level areas and the maritime domain, and energizing enterprises and talent.
Guangdong aims to cultivate industrial clusters worth hundreds of billions or trillions of yuan in emerging fields such as 6G, low-altitude economy, embodied AI, and quantum technology.
Governor Meng Fanli emphasized accelerating high-quality development of the service sector, focusing on six dimensions: integration, high-end advancement, digital intelligence, green development, internationalization, and diversification.

The big picture

Guangdong's strategic priorities align with China's broader push for technological self-sufficiency and high-quality economic development. The province's plans to cultivate industrial clusters in cutting-edge fields reflect its ambition to lead the country in innovation and economic upgrading. The focus on service sector development and regional integration underscores Guangdong's role as a key driver of China's economic transformation.

What we're watching

Industrial Policy: How Guangdong's focus on emerging technologies like 6G and AI will position it as a national leader in innovation.
Economic Diversification: Whether Guangdong can successfully balance its manufacturing dominance with the growth of the service sector.
Regional Integration: The pace at which Guangdong integrates with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to drive economic growth.