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China's Five-Year Plan Targets AI, Semiconductors, and Uyghur Labor

4/11/2026

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China's 15th Five-Year Plan, unveiled March 2026, seeks leadership in semiconductors, clean energy, and artificial intelligence.
The plan uses a state-imposed forced labor system against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, with technology to monitor compliance.
New legislation promotes a single Chinese identity and surveillance.
The United States must respond by enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and urging trading partners to block goods tied to forced labor.

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Story summary

China's 15th Five-Year Plan, unveiled March 2026, seeks leadership in semiconductors, clean energy, and artificial intelligence.
The plan uses a state-imposed forced labor system against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, with technology to monitor compliance.
New legislation promotes a single Chinese identity and surveillance.
The United States must respond by enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and urging trading partners to block goods tied to forced labor.