Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met with President and CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang in Beijing on Thursday.
He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that the Chinese market has huge investment and consumption potential, and the industrial transformation and upgrading are accelerating.
The Chinese market is the best application scenario for the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and has always been a fertile ground for foreign-funded enterprises to invest and trade, He noted.
China welcomes more U.S.-funded enterprises, including Nvidia, to deeply cultivate the Chinese market and fully demonstrate their industrial advantages and capabilities in China, thereby gaining the upper hand in global competition, He said.
Huang expressed optimism about the economic prospects of China and the willingness to continue to deepen presence in the Chinese market and play an active role in promoting economic and trade cooperation between the United States and China.
China welcomes more U.S.-funded companies to deepen presence in China: vice premier
The Palestinian death toll from the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 52,418, with over 118,000 others injured, since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out in early October 2023, said Gaza-based health authorities in a statement on Thursday.
In the past 24 hours, at least 18 Palestinians were killed, and 77 others were injured in the Israeli military operations in the enclave, according to the statement.
On Thursday, Israel launched an air strike on a building in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, claiming eight lives, while Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip also suffered strikes, with four killed.
Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced on Thursday that the group had launched an ambush on an Israeli military convoy in Rafah in southern Gaza, killing and injuring several Israeli soldiers. So far, the Israeli side has not responded to this.
Eyal Zamir, chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said Thursday that Israel is dealing with a complex multi-front war, and the most prominent challenge at present is to bring the detainees back to Israel.
Zamir said the IDF will deliver a decisive strike against Hamas if necessary, but he did not elaborate further on this.
On the same day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that it is a very important goal to have the detainees released, but Israel's top goal is to defeat Hamas and it must be achieved.
The Israeli Army Radio reported that Netanyahu is expected to hold a special meeting with senior defense officials on Friday, and the Israeli forces will intensify their military operations in the Gaza Strip after the meeting.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 52,418
