China is accelerating the opening up of its telecommunications sector, including measures to remove restrictions of foreign investment's shareholding on information services, amid its broader efforts to open up its services sector, an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Monday.
Xie Cun, director of the MIIT's bureau for information and communications development, spoke at a press conference held in Beijing on the recently released work plan that aims to expand the nation's comprehensive pilot programs to more cities to accelerate the opening up of the services sector.
He said the plan removes the foreign investment shareholding restrictions in businesses such as internet access services and information services. It also opens up domestic internet virtual private network (VPN) services to foreign investment and is drawing support for further expanding the opening up of value-added telecommunications services in cities like Tianjin and Shanghai.
"The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has also proposed opening-up initiatives in areas such as the construction of computing power centers, the opening up of software and information services industries, and other service sectors, supporting innovative exploration. It is also promoting the implementation of relevant opening-up policies in the telecommunications sector," said Xie.
China lifts restrictions of foreign investment's shareholding in information service business
China lifts restrictions of foreign investment's shareholding in information service business
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
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 52,418
