Xi's views on development

New mode in 13th Five-Year Plan period

At the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, a new development mode was put forward to guide the development in the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020). The new mode features innovation, coordination, greenness, openness and sharing in development.

President Xi listens to an expert at the Chongqing branch of BOE Technology Group in Liangjiang New Area, Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, Jan 4, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

"Innovation is the primary driving force of development," according to CPC's blueprint for the 13th Five-Year Plan. Xi Jinping said that the country must put innovation at the core of its development, and make innovation an ethos in the whole society.