<h1>Ruling party holds closed plenary to finalize 15th Five-Year Plan amid slowdown, job crisis, export and military shakeup</h1> The ruling party convened a closed three-day plenary to finalize the 15th Five-Year Plan amid a marked economic slowdown attributed to foreign tariff measures and weak domestic consumption, with official growth near the annual target but rising youth unemployment. Deliberations will weigh industrial overcapacity, export curbs and strategic competition with the United States, and emphasize job creation. Concurrently, senior military officials were expelled for disciplinary and corruption probes, signaling leadership consolidation and imminent personnel replacements. The meeting's outcomes may shape trade policy, export controls and military governance ahead of imminent bilateral and multilateral engagements.