China outlines four key tasks, two supporting guarantees in 2026 top rural policy: official

The "No. 1 central document" of the CPC Central Committee released on Tuesday has set out key tasks to advance agricultural and rural modernization and promote all-around rural revitalization in the new year, said an official of the Central Rural Work Leading Group on Wednesday.

Speaking at a press conference held by the State Council Information office, Han Wenxiu, executive deputy director of the Office of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission and director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group, said that while maintaining the overall stability of the "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" work layout and responding to the new situation and new requirements, this year's major and key tasks in the "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" fields have been clarified which can be summarized as "four key tasks and two major supporting guarantees".

"The 'four key tasks' are to enhance comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality and efficiency, implement normalized and targeted assistance, actively promote stable income growth for farmers, and advance the construction of livable, business-friendly and beautiful rural villages in line with local conditions. We must formulate policies based on realities and apply precise measures, firmly safeguard the bottom line of national food security, continue to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation, and raise the levels of rural industrial development, rural construction and rural governance," said Han.

"The 'two major supporting guarantees' are strengthening institutional and mechanism innovation and enhancing the Communist Party of China's comprehensive leadership over work related to agriculture, rural areas and farmers. We must give full play to the Party's leadership, which is our greatest advantage, take reform and innovation as the fundamental driving force, improve the effectiveness of policies that strengthen, benefit and enrich agriculture, and stimulate the momentum and vitality of rural revitalization," said Han.

China outlines four key tasks, two supporting guarantees in 2026 top rural policy: official

China outlines four key tasks, two supporting guarantees in 2026 top rural policy: official

China outlines four key tasks, two supporting guarantees in 2026 top rural policy: official

China outlines four key tasks, two supporting guarantees in 2026 top rural policy: official

China outlines four key tasks, two supporting guarantees in 2026 top rural policy: official

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has agreed to hold nuclear talks with Iran on Friday in the Gulf state of Oman, according to U.S. news site Axios on Tuesday.

Currently, both sides are still consulting on whether to allow other Arab and Muslim countries in the region to join the discussions in Oman.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed on Tuesday that the Iranian side is discussing the location of the nuclear talks with the U.S..

In another development, Ali Shamkhani, a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, told Lebanese media on Monday that Iran could reduce the enrichment of uranium but would not transfer it abroad, reiterating the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program.

Shamkhani reaffirmed Iran's consistent position in previous talks that the country "does not seek nuclear weapons, will not seek a nuclear weapon and will never stockpile nuclear weapons, but the other side must pay a price in return for this."

He also mentioned that the quantity of enriched uranium in Iran is currently unclear, as some is buried under rubble [of nuclear facilities following U.S. airstrikes in June 2025], and has not been extracted due to the high risks involved.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that he had instructed his top diplomat to “pursue fair and equitable" negotiations with the U.S.

Nuclear talks between U.S., Iran expected to take place in Oman on Friday: reports