Must-knows for young people about the 15th Five-Year Plan: consumption

Spending is a lesson everyone must learn in life, and the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) stresses that new demand should drive new supply, and new supply should help create fresh demand. In practice, low-sugar light meals, sleep-aiding devices and green takeout with reusable cups reflect people’s growing appetite for healthier and greener lifestyles. On the supply side, the response is not only big-ticket items such as new-energy vehicles, but also immersive cultural-tourism shows and even creative shaobing and cartoon-style jianbing at street stalls. Each small idea upgrades products and services. Every purchase is a small brick in building China’s economy, and for young consumers at the forefront of the market, aligning with these trends means better lives for their families and more pathways for their own growth.