During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021—2025), Taizhou's GDP crossed two hundred-billion-yuan thresholds and is expected to reach 730 billion yuan.

Transformation and upgrading were the key words for Taizhou's development over the past five years. Biomedicine, marine engineering and shipbuilding industries were among the top national advanced manufacturing clusters, and Taizhou has become a pilot city for national intellectual property rights protection and development. Eight provincial-level high-quality development demonstration zones for modern service industry were also established

This year marks the beginning of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026—2030). Taizhou will focus on accelerating the integration of industry and innovation, tapping into demand potential, and advancing major projects with an investment of more than 100 billion yuan.