The 7th Five-Year Plan of China was a set of economic goals designed to strengthen the Chinese economy between 1986 and 1990.
In late September 1985, a conference of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) delegates convened to adopt the "Proposal for the Seventh Five Year Plan" which was set to begin in 1986.
"[1]: 200 In March 1986, the State Council submitted "The 7th Five Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People's Republic of China, 1986–1990" to the Fourth Session of the 6th National People's Congress for review and ratification.
[citation needed] According to China Daily, the fundamental principles and guidelines of the 7th Five Year Plan were:[2] According to China Daily, the specific goals of economic development set out in the Plan were:[2] As part of efforts at reforming social security, the plan required that responsibility for social security be moved from enterprises to society.
"[4]: 218 During this Plan period, different regions of China were encouraged to develop by leveraging their respective advantages.