BEIJING — China's top leaders on Thursday pledged to boost domestic consumption over the next five years, alongside widely expected plans to strengthen self-reliance in advanced technologies such as quantum computing and hydrogen power.

That's according to a state media readout of the closely watched "Fourth Plenum" meeting for setting five-year development targets. China on Thursday also confirmed that Vice Premier He Lifeng, who participated in the plenary meeting, will visit Malaysia from Friday to Monday for U.S. trade talks — as anticipation grows over a possible meeting between the U.S. and Chinese presidents at the end of the month.

Despite broad calls to bolster China's international influence and "safeguard the multilateral trading system," the readout did not mention major

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