China is set to roll out new policies to safeguard small and medium-sized investors as part of a broader strategy to strengthen the capital market, according to the country's top economic planner.
Zheng Shanjie, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, highlighted a systematic approach to implementing a package of incremental policies designed to enhance economic growth and improve structural quality at a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.
Among the key initiatives is the introduction of measures specifically designed to protect investors.
"Efforts are made to revitalize the capital market. Departments concerned will take strong and effective comprehensive measures to guide medium- and long-term capital into the market, address difficulties blocking the entry of funds from social security, insurance, and wealth management into the market, support mergers and acquisitions among listed companies, and steadily promote the public fund reforms. We will also study and roll out policies aimed at protecting small and medium-sized investors. Currently, steps are quickened to roll out these policies," Zheng said.
China to take measures protecting small, medium-sized investors
Iran's Supreme National Security Council confirmed the death of its secretary Ali Larijani in a statement, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported early Wednesday.
Also on Wednesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed deep condolences over the death of Larijani in a statement, describing it as a major loss to the nation.
Born in Najaf, Iraq, in 1958, Larijani has held prominent positions in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian government agencies, and the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) after the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
In 2005, Larijani was appointed Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, stepping down in 2007. He entered parliament in 2008 and served as speaker for three consecutive terms.
In August 2025, Larijani returned to the post of Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, once again becoming a central figure in Iran's leadership.
Meanwhile, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday confirmed the death of Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Basij volunteer force, in a U.S.-Israeli strike.
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel had killed Larijani in ongoing strikes on Iran.
The Israel Defense Forces said earlier on Tuesday that it had launched wide-scale strikes on Iranian government infrastructure in Tehran. It later said the attacks had killed Larijani and Soleimani.
The deaths came amid heightened regional tensions following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran starting Feb. 28, to which Iran and its regional allies responded with attacks on Israeli and U.S. interests across the Middle East.
Iran confirms death of top security official Ali Larijani in attack
Iran confirms death of top security official Ali Larijani in attack
