China's planners vow to 'consolidate and upgrade' manufacturing might

Five-year blueprint signals confidence amid US tensions, nods to weak spending

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Chinese officials report on the outcome of the fourth plenum of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee in Beijing on Oct. 24. © Reuters

WATARU SUZUKI and LORRETTA CHEN

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- Senior Chinese officials on Friday emphasized that Beijing will double down on enhancing the country's vast manufacturing industry over the next five years, while offering few tangible answers to global concerns about chronic overcapacity and weak demand.

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