What stands out isn’t China’s goals but the operating assumption behind them:
a future defined by chronic economic hostilities, where power is determined by how much of your system you can keep internally coordinated.
The 15th Plan is essentially a coherence strategy build supply-chain sovereignty, strengthen domestic demand, and reduce exposure to external veto points.
It’s a Cold War logic updated for interdependence rather than isolation.
What stands out isn’t China’s goals but the operating assumption behind them:
a future defined by chronic economic hostilities, where power is determined by how much of your system you can keep internally coordinated.
The 15th Plan is essentially a coherence strategy build supply-chain sovereignty, strengthen domestic demand, and reduce exposure to external veto points.
It’s a Cold War logic updated for interdependence rather than isolation.