BEIJING, July 2 -- He Lifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and secretary of the Central Financial Work Commission, attended a meeting on Party building in China's financial system and delivered a speech in Beijing on Thursday.

He stressed solid and effective efforts to advance key Party-building tasks in the financial system, continuously strengthen the Party's political building, and further equip the financial sector with the Party's new theories.

He called for efforts to advance key financial work in the second half of the year with a stronger sense of responsibility and urgency, continue to prevent and defuse financial risks, strengthen financial regulation, and fully support high-quality economic and social development, so as to provide strong financial support for meeting this year's economic targets and ensuring a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030).