China to Expand International Science and Technology Cooperation in 15th Five-Year Plan

The emphasis on an all-round opening-up framework for science and technology signals that cross-border research collaboration will remain a formal priority through the next planning cycle, even amid broader geopolitical friction. For sectors where innovation pipelines depend on international partnerships — including digital infrastructure and emerging tech tied to tokenized real-world assets — the direction of travel matters more than any single agreement. Whether these ties translate into concrete joint programs, and how they interact with export-control and data-sovereignty regimes, is the open question worth watching.