New efforts needed to match skills with demand China Daily | Updated: 2026-07-08 22:10

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202607/08/WS6a4e5a73a310986e2b464383.html Editor's note: China aims to develop high-quality employment during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period. Shanghai Observer spoke to Wu Ruijun, director of the Institute for Talent Development Strategy at East China Normal University; Ding Xiaoqin, chief researcher in the Chinese Modernization Institute at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; and Zhan Yubo, vice-director of the Institute of Economics at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, on the integration of high-quality development and employment. Below are excerpts of the interviews. The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.