China's top leadership is set to unveil a roadmap for its technology race with the West, with plans to convert high-profile breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, space and robotics into industrial scale and capital market momentum. The announcement will be made at the National People's Congress (NPC), China's rubber-stamp parliament, and the outline of its 15th Five-Year Plan for 2026-2030. The strategy is expected to reshape China's industrial structure, with large state-owned enterprises likely to use as anchor adopters to push "AI-plus manufacturing" and pull startups and specialised suppliers into real-world deployment. However, analysts predict that China's emerging industries will not generate sufficient investment to power 5% GDP growth in the coming years, suggesting that Beijing will continue relying on exports to prop up its economy.