China will accelerate the pace of fostering new strengths in attracting foreign investment, so that foreign invested enterprises can come, stay and flourish, Commerce Ministry spokesman He Yadong said on Thursday at a press conference in Beijing.
He made the statement in response to a media query about the effects of the frequent state visits to China by leaders of other countries since the beginning of this year on promoting foreign investment in China.
Since the beginning of this year, leaders from multiple countries have led their delegations to visit China, further deepening mutual understanding and trust, creating a broad space for bilateral economic and trade cooperation, and strengthening multinational enterprises' confidence in investing in China and flourishing in China, he said.
"Recent surveys by organizations, including the Canada China Business Council, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, the British Chamber of Commerce in China and the American Chamber of Commerce in China, show that the majority of multinational enterprises still consider China a primary investment destination and are continuing to increase their investment efforts," said He.
The spokesman also briefed about the efforts that China will make in the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) to better attract foreign investment and provide a more favorable environment for the development of foreign-funded enterprises.
"During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, China will steadily advance towards high-quality development, continuously expand high-standard opening-up, firmly uphold the multilateral trading system, and strengthen equitable and mutually beneficial economic and trade relations with other countries. All these will provide positive prospects for the long-term development of foreign-funded enterprises in China," he said.
"In the next step, we will further reform the institutions and mechanism for promoting foreign investment, continuously expand institutional opening-up, optimize the business environment and accelerate the pace of fostering new strengths in attracting foreign investment, turning China's enormous market into enormous opportunities for the world, so that foreign enterprises are willing to come, stay and flourish, and become important participants in China's modernization." said He.
China to accelerate development of new advantages to attract foreign investment: spokesman
At least 21 more Palestinians, including children and a paramedic, were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, said the Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza.
Mahmoud Basal, spokesman for the Civil Defense, said that the Israeli army had been carrying out artillery and airstrikes on Gaza City and Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip since dawn, targeting tents sheltering displaced people and residential buildings.
In the latest attack, an Israeli drone struck a tent housing displaced people in the al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis, killing three, including two women and a paramedic, according to Basal.
"All the children were terrified and screaming because of the sound of the bombardment. My children ran toward me because of the explosions. I tried to calm them down, but smoke was everywhere around us," said Fatima Al-Astal, a displaced Palestinian woman living near the attacked tent.
"Paramedic Hussein was among the first ambulance crews to arrive at the scene. He managed to retrieve two bodies. Due to the large number of casualties, he was forced to return again to rescue the injured. At that moment, the area was targeted once more, which led to his killing," said Yassin Mutair, director of the Khan Younis Ambulance Center.
Basal added that 14 people, including three children and five women, were killed and several others were wounded in artillery shelling on the outskirts of the Zeitoun and Tuffah neighborhoods east of Gaza City. Some of the wounded were taken to Al-Shifa Medical Complex.
Earlier, four people, including a child, were killed in Israeli artillery shelling that targeted tents sheltering displaced people in the Qizan Rashwan area south of Khan Younis. The victims were taken to Nasser Medical Complex in the city.
Also on Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that militants opened fire on its troops during routine operations near the northern Gaza border, severely injuring an Israeli reserve officer.
"Upon identifying the fire, IDF armored units and IAF aircraft conducted precise strikes in the area. The IDF views this attack as a blatant violation of the current ceasefire agreement," it said.
In response, Hamas dismissed the Israeli claim as a "flimsy pretext" to justify continued killings in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli escalation was "an attempt to impose a permanent reality of abuse and terrorism in Gaza," in flagrant disregard for the terms of the ceasefire agreement and existing understandings, Hamas said, calling for immediate international pressure to stop Israel's violations.
Since a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel came into effect on Oct. 10, 2025, Israel has killed 556 Palestinians and wounded 1,500 others, according to Gaza-based health authorities on Wednesday.
At least 21 more Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza Strip: civil defense
