Opinion | Why Beijing wants provinces to find their own ‘productive forces’
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Beijing wants provinces to compete, but not across identical wish lists. Whether that works will become visible over the next five years.

As Beijing increasingly sees the country as a chessboard, the central government is no longer simply asking every province to grow faster; it wants them to grow differently. Reporting on the end of the 14th five-year plan and preparation for the 15th five-year plan frames provinces and cities as specialised implementation units, reflecting a territorial division of labour. The central government wants provinces to find their rightful place in national development and act in accordance with their…

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