For more than seven decades, China's Five-Year Plan has been instrumental in driving the nation's modernization and development, setting goals for economic growth, innovation, green development and improved living standards.

Updated every five years, this national roadmap guides how 1.4 billion people live, work and dream. As 2025 marks the final year of the 14th Five-Year Plan, China's progress is evident: from resilient economic growth to improved livelihoods, from green transformation to breakthroughs in science, technology and space exploration. This episode of "Unboxing China" explores how planning continues to shape the future of China.