China’s Rural Development in the 14thFive-Year Plan Period

摘要

The 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) is a critical transition for China’ssocial and economic development. After achieving moderate prosperity and eradicatingabsolute poverty in 2020, China will embark upon a new journey towards an affluent societywith rural revitalization replacing poverty eradication as a new priority of governmentagenda on agriculture and rural affairs. In the 14th FYP period, China should increase ruralprosperity in all respects, modernize agriculture and the countryside, address food securitychallenges, raise farmers’ incomes, and roll out rural reforms.