China’s next Five Year Plan is all about the internet and technology

China’s thirteenth Five Year Plan since 1953 was unveiled on Saturday, and it’s all about the internet and technology. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Five Year Plans are a series of regularly implemented initiatives that are designed to help develop China both economically and socially. This time around, China wants to focus on expanding and improving internet access in the country, especially in major urban areas, and reducing its dependence on foreign technology. China is hoping that this will help breathe new life into its slowing economy, as well as turn it into a technology powerhouse on the same level as the United States.