Beijing: The Parliament of China on Thursday adopted the fourteenth Five-Year Plan, the mega blueprint containing billions of dollars worth of projects, including the controversial hydro-power project on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet near the Arunachal Pradesh border over which India has raised concerns.
The National People's Congress, China's legislature with over 2,000 members mostly drawn from the ruling Communist Party, adopted the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for national economic and social development and the long-range objectives through the year 2035, on the last day of its six-day session on Thursday, official media reported.
Attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and other senior leaders, the NPC approved a development blueprint which contains 60 proposals for speeding up China's development. It was passed by the Communist Party of China last year.
The 14th Five-Year plan included building the dam on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river over which India and Bangladesh, the riparian states, have raised concerns. China has downplayed such anxieties saying it would keep their interests in mind.
As a lower riparian State with substantial established user rights to the waters of the trans-border rivers, the Indian government has consistently conveyed its views and concerns to the Chinese authorities and has demanded them to ensure that the interests of downstream States are not harmed by any activities in upstream areas.
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