It’s Two Sessions here in Guangdong—the most important political meeting of the year. The released 2025 Guangdong Government Work Report is like the province’s playbook for the year.

The report tells us what the richest province in China achieved last year and what it’s gearing up for in 2025. As the province leading China’s economy, its policies will have ripple effects far beyond its borders.

Let’s break it down in this episode of China Xplained.

Reporter: Xie Hongzhou

Cameramen: Deng Yingheng

Video: Deng Yingheng

Poster: Lai Meiya

Editor: Yuan Zixiang, Ouyang Yan