China Priority Industries by Province Under the 2026 - 2030 Plans

The 31 mainland provinces’ 15th Five-Year Plans are a treasure trove for investors looking at where to invest in China. This article breaks down China’s provincial priority industries, highlighting where foreign investors can find the strongest opportunities in emerging fields such as green hydrogen, embodied AI, semiconductors, and biomanufacturing. The 15th Five-Year Plans of China’s 31 mainland provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities (hereinafter collectively referred to as “provinces”) reveal close alignment on a set of priority and strategic industries for the country’s industrial development over the next five years. High-tech sectors such as AI technologies, green energy, semiconductors, biomanufacturing, and aviation now appear in almost every provincial plan,…