China expressed grave concern and strongly condemned Israeli attacks on UN positions in Lebanon, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.
Mao made the remarks in response to a media inquiry regarding the Israeli attacks on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which resulted in injuries to UN peacekeepers.
"China is gravely concerned about and strongly condemns the Israeli attacks on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that injured UN peacekeepers. Any deliberate attack on peacekeepers is a serious violation of international humanitarian law and the UN Security Council Resolution 1701. It is absolutely unacceptable and must be stopped," said Mao.
"We demand a full investigation to hold those responsible accountable and to implement measures to prevent such incidents from happening again. All the parties involved in this conflict must prioritize the safety of all UN staff and property, including UNIFIL. China urges the parties concerned, especially Israel, to immediately take actions to cool down this situation and guarantee the safety of UN peacekeepers to prevent the conflict from escalating or even spiraling out of control," said Mao.
China strongly condemns Israeli attacks on UN positions in Lebanon
China's top regulators on Monday announced a series of detailed measures to further ease the burden on companies and step up support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The specific measures include addressing the practical difficulties troubling small and micro market entities in production and operation and will keep enhancing targeted and differentiated assistance to individually owned businesses, said Luo Wen, head of the State Administration for Market Regulation, at a press conference in Beijing on Monday.
And the government will strive to effectively alleviate the burden on enterprises and make more efforts to reduce institutional transaction costs, he said.
"We will vigorously advance the reform on one-stop government services, pushing the services for enterprises to shift from 'multiple places, multiple windows and multiple times' to 'one place, one window and one time.' We will make greater efforts to reduce the burden on enterprises and carry out special inspections and random checks on illegal charges levied on businesses with the focus on key charging bodies and key industry sectors," said Luo.
He said the financial supervision departments will strive to step up their efforts on support for the real economy to alleviate the financing difficulties of small and micro businesses.
Luo emphasized the need to tailor financial products and services for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, and implement differentiated arrangements in terms of credit lines, interest rates, financing maturities, and repayment methods.
"We will promote the combined effect of equity, funds, bonds and other financing instruments, and realize an amount of 300 billion yuan (about 42.4 billion U.S. dollars) of credit enhancement and granting for quality financing each year, which will fully benefit all types of businesses," said Luo.
Top regulators release plans to support SMEs by streamlining services and boost financing
