A man walks on an overpass near a construction site of a subway station in Beijing. China’s development has positioned the country as a world leader in infrastructure development. Photo: Reuters
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Over the past 70 years, China – under the leadership of its Communist Party – has successfully implemented a total of 13 five-year plans. Only in three of those years (between 1963 and 1965) did it not implement a five-year plan due to a period of rapid transformation.
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