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Op-ed I China needs high-quality financial development to support its five-year goals

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Op-ed I China needs high-quality financial development to support its five-year goals

Andrew Sheng, AGI Distinguished Fellow, argues in the South China Morning Post that China urgently needs high-quality financial development to achieve its 15th five-year plan goals of ~5% growth, technological self-reliance, and socialist modernization by 2035.

With per-capita GDP targeted at US$20,000 by 2030, a deeper, more inclusive and resilient financial system—emphasising macroprudential oversight, risk prevention, and measured openness—is essential to fund innovation, green development, and a high-quality real economy amid slowing growth and rising geopolitical risks.

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Andrew Sheng

Distinguished Fellow, Asia Global Institute

Andrew Sheng

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