Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng has called for coordinated efforts to promote development and security, and advance industrial transformation and upgrading in an orderly and firm manner.

BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik Al Said of Oman in Beijing on Monday.Li said the talks between the two heads of state earlier this morning mapped out a new blueprint for further deepening the China-Oman strategic partnership.China is ready to work with Oman to carry forward traditional friendship, consolidate political mutual trust, strengthen mutual support, promote cooperation in various fields, and better serve the modernization of the two countries, he noted.Li expressed China's willingness to strengthen the alignment of development strategies with Oman, deepen cooperation across the entire oil and gas industry chain, and carry out more high-quality clean energy projects.He called on both sides to expand cooperation in areas such as agriculture and fisheries, aerospace satellites, information and communication, and artificial intelligence, and promote the early conclusion of the free trade agreement negotiations between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council.Li added the two sides should expand cultural and people-to-people exchanges, including within the culture and education sectors, and further facilitate two-way personnel exchanges.China and Oman, both Global South countries, should maintain close communication and coordination in multilateral affairs to jointly safeguard world peace and stability, Li added.Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik, who is on a state visit to China, said Oman deeply admires China's development achievements, which have attracted attention worldwide. Oman looks forward to learning from China's development experience and deepening mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries, he added.Oman is willing to enhance communication and coordination with China in international and regional affairs, and contribute to resolving conflicts and maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East and the Gulf region, he noted.

Firefighting professionals from China and Austria have wrapped up a week-long exchange program in southwest China's Yunnan Province, sharing expertise in emergency rescue and exploring opportunities for closer cooperation.

NANJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing has stressed the need to vigorously develop advanced manufacturing and nurture small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that use specialized and sophisticated technologies to produce novel and unique products.Zhang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during his inspection tour in the eastern province of Jiangsu from Sunday to Monday.During the inspection tour, Zhang emphasized the need to accelerate the building of a modern industrial system and continuously cultivate new growth drivers and strengths for development.In Nanjing and Huai'an, Zhang visited enterprises in such sectors as smart grid and new materials. He stressed the need to vigorously develop next-generation intelligent manufacturing and to provide guidance and support for more enterprises in their digital and intelligent transformation.Efforts should be made to upgrade technologies and processes in traditional industries and optimize their product mix, accelerate the large-scale application of emerging industries, and strengthen forward-looking planning for future industries, said Zhang.Zhang stressed the need to support these specialized and sophisticated SMEs in increasing research and development investment and striving for new breakthroughs in original innovation and in key core and cutting-edge technologies.He also called for encouraging large enterprises to open up application scenarios and share factor resources, to help more specialized and sophisticated SMEs integrate into their supply chains, innovation chains and value chains.