Chinese premier chairs State Council executive meeting

BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council executive meeting Friday, which heard a report on the handling of suggestions from deputies to the National People’s Congress and proposals from members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference last year.

The meeting studied measures to attract and utilize foreign investment with greater efforts, and arranged work for further forestalling and defusing local debt risks.

The meeting also approved a number of government documents, including a guideline on further improving payment services and making payments more convenient.