The Fourth Session of the 14th Hunan Provincial People's Congress convened in Changsha on February 3, 2026. Hunan Governor Mao Weiming delivered a work report on behalf of the provincial people's government. What did Hunan accomplish in 2025?
How did the province perform during the 14th
Five-Year Plan period? What new goals are set for
the 15th Five-Year Plan period? What are the plans
for 2026? Hunan has been galloping forward with renewed vigor! Let's take a quick look at the key points.
The Fourth Session of the 14th Hunan Provincial
People's Congress convened in Changsha on
February 3, 2026. Hunan Governor Mao Weiming
delivered a work report on behalf of the provincial
people's government. What did Hunan accomplish in
2025? How did the province perform during the 14th
Five-Year Plan period? What new goals are set for
the 15th Five-Year Plan period? What are the plans
for 2026? Hunan has been galloping forward with
renewed vigor! Let's take a quick look at the key points.
Hunan created five national advanced manufacturing clusters, topping the central regions of China.
Two industrial enterprises were newly added, each with annual revenues exceeding 100 billion CNY and 24 more were added, each exceeding 10 billion CNY.
Regional innovation capacity surged to 9th place nationwide.
Hunan's trade volume with African nations topped the central and western parts of China.
Regional GDP surpassed five trillion CNY.
Hunan established its provincial expressway network, high-speed railway lines, and transportation hubs, elevating the transportation system from parallel to comprehensive, multi-dimensional one.
The province shifted from a national grid endpoint to a regional power exchange hub.
Rice and oil-tea camellia production took the lead nationwide.
Days with good air quality were above the national average.
Regional GDP to increase 5%-5.5%.
Continue to build the "Three Hubs" with sustained effort, driving new breakthroughs in high-quality development.
Persist in the fundamental strategy of expanding the domestic demand, advancing new breakthroughs in building a robust domestic market.
Fully leverage the geographical advantages of "one belt and one zone" to make new breakthroughs in regional development.
Continuously enhance the capacity of urban areas to support rural development, propelling new breakthroughs in urban-rural integration.
Resolutely address the "dual integration challenge" to achieve new breakthroughs in building a culturally strong province.
Firmly uphold the principle of putting the people first to achieve new breakthroughs in advancing common prosperity.
Shoulder the political responsibility of protecting the Yangtze River to gain new breakthroughs in building a beautiful Hunan.
Comprehensively strengthen governance effectiveness to make new breakthroughs in building a safe Hunan.
Raise regional GDP around 5%.
Surpass 6% growth in value added of industrial enterprises above designated size.
Increase total retail sales of consumer goods over 4.5%.
Create 700,000 new urban jobs.
Raise grain output to around 61.5 billion kilograms.
We should be resolutely loyalty to the Party; put the People first; remain committed to law-based government administration; and, practice honesty and integrity.
Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn
English source: enghunan.gov.cn
Photo sources: hunan.gov.cn; Hunan Daily
Translators: Yu Jiangjiang; Pang Yuehui; Xiao Juan
Revisers: Liu Pingbo; Peter Brian Ditmanson
Designers: Miao Lin; Zeng Xiangyun
