The 18th Communist Party of China Central Committee ("CPC") will hold its fifth plenary session in October to produce a national development plan for 2016 to 2020 which is popularly known as the 13th five-year plan.

Anbound's research team points out that the Chinese economy is facing increased downward pressure and it is getting harder to maintain a stabilized growth, and the more challenging part is the various measures rolled out by the central government have limited effects in stimulating the economy, as such this complicated situation certainly affect the keynote of the 13th five-year plan.