Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met with members of the international advisory committee of China Investment Corporation (CIC) on Sunday in Beijing.
Noting China's economy is generally stable and moving toward innovation-oriented and high-quality growth, He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said China will firmly advance high-level opening-up and deepen financial system reform during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).
He hoped the committee members will continue to offer advice on China's reform and opening-up and the development of the CIC, keep serving as a bridge, and actively support China's economic development as well as exchanges and cooperation between China and foreign countries.
Expressing full confidence in the prospects of China's economy and the development of its financial markets, the committee members said they stand ready to continue leveraging their strengths to contribute to deepening mutually beneficial cooperation.
Chinese vice premier meets members of CIC int'l advisory committee
Iran on Sunday warned that any further "miscalculation" by the United States and Israel would trigger a more severe response from Iranian armed forces.
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said on X that Iran's armed forces have prepared "a more devastating plan" than before.
Noting recent "ramblings and repeated threats" from U.S. and Israeli officials, he warned that Iran's new operational plan will not proceed with "rules that they know."
Also on Sunday, Iranian lawmakers approved Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi as the country's new defense minister in a vote of confidence, according to the news agency IRNA.
During an open session of parliament, lawmakers voted 237 in favor and 15 against, with no abstentions, to confirm Akhlaghi.
Iran's former Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh was killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes on Feb 28. Following his death, President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Seyed Majid Ebn Al-Reza as acting defense minister.
Akhlaghi previously served as managing director of Iran's Aerospace Industries Organization.
Akhlaghi said that Iran has taken all necessary measures to counter the so-called "Mother of All Bombs" and is confident in its military preparedness, referring to the U.S. President Donald Trump's threats involving the bomb.
CNN on Thursday reported that the U.S. military had developed new strike plans that could involve using the "Mother of All Bombs" to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites if Trump orders a resumption of combat operations, either before or after the midterm elections.
On Feb 28, the United States and Israel launched joint military strikes on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior military commanders and officials as well as civilians. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the region, and tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran warns U.S., Israel of more severe military response
