China's Industry Ministry Launches 22-Task Plan to Strengthen Manufacturing Independence by 2030

Highlights

• China's MIIT and seven agencies released a 15th Five-Year Plan with 22 priority tasks to strengthen manufacturing independence by 2030.
• The plan covers seven areas including innovation, product quality, and industrial ecosystem development, with no specific rare earth targets announced.
• China's advantage extends beyond mining into chemical separation, alloy production, magnets, and finished components—areas where Western nations remain dependent.
• Western countries risk achieving mineral independence while still relying on China for the technologies and systems that convert minerals into valuable products.
• Beijing's coordinated approach links industrial policy, education, finance, and defense oversight in ways Western competitors struggle to replicate.