China's non-financial direct investment in Belt and Road countries reached 234.15 billion yuan (about 33.05 billion U.S. dollars) in the first 10 months of the year, marking a year-on-year increase of 22.3 percent, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday.
In the same period, Chinese companies also made significant strides in overseas project contracting. They signed 1333.81 billion yuan worth of new contracts in Belt and Road countries, marking a 24.4 percent increase from the previous year. The revenue from completed overseas projects reached 804.24 billion yuan, up 9.4 percent year on year.
China's Belt and Road investment sees strong growth: Commerce Ministry
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Wednesday it had launched the 89th wave of Operation True Promise 4, carrying out strikes against U.S. and Israeli targets in the region.
The IRGC said in a statement that Iran and various resistance fronts, through coordinated operations, used heavy missiles, attack drones, and rockets to strike U.S. military bases and Israeli targets.
The statement said the operation targeted Israeli military facilities and assembly points in Eilat, Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, and other locations, and claimed that, according to local sources, it had caused significant Israeli casualties.
The IRGC also stated that it had hit a location in Bahrain housing 80 U.S. troops, and Iranian ballistic missiles struck a U.S. helicopter formation at a base in Kuwait, destroying one helicopter and damaging others.
Iran launches new round of attacks on US, Israeli targets
