From the First Five-Year Plan to the 14th, every five-year journey of the PRC has been part of a relay of striving across generations. As a major strength of China's political system, the Five-Year Plan balances grand national strategy with the everyday well-being of ordinary people — weaving the country's development goals into the fabric of people's lives. As the 14th Five-Year Plan draws to a close, CGTN launches a series of comics. Check the first episode to find out why China's Five-Year Plans are far more than just blueprints and numbers. 

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