hina rolled off the production line a prototype magnetic-levitation train with a designed maxim
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ponds and lakes dotting the pasture, but thanks to an im
anks to an improved ecosystem, fish are returning to those waters.
The 38-year-old says his father once grazed his flock in this area of northwest China’s X
injiang Uygur autonomous region, which he described as being “barren and more like a desert back in the day”.
The Tarim River runs 1,321 kilometers along the rim of the barren Tarim Basin, a sparsely populated area about the size of Poland.
Excessive irrigation in the past used up too much water, which caused the lower 400 km of t
he Tarim River to run dry in the early 1970s and pushed surrounding trees to the verge of disappearance.
Born in the village of Yengisu by the dried-up river, Ahmat never saw the water as a child. Sa
nd would slowly cover the caked riverbed. To find water, Ahmat’s family and flock had to move 200 km north.
Universities were urged to strengthen regulation of indepen
independent enrollment of students with special talents.
Independent enrollment was added as an admission alternative a decade ago to allow some key uni
versities to enroll students they choose fit. Tests of academic competence and interviews are usually required.
However, the rise of fraud cases in independent enrollment in re
cent years has tainted the practice’s reputation and caught the authorities’ attention.
Huawei Technologies Co is securing support from some key suppliers and custome
rs amid the announced United States government restrictions on the Chinese telecom giant.
Panasonic Corp said on its China website on Thursday that it is continui
ng to supply components to Huawei despite reports that it will cut cooperation.
Share planning with BrazilJinping meets with Brazilian Vice
Newly elected South American leaders see China as stable partner
China would like to have a shared planning process with Brazil to achieve coordinated development, President Xi Jinping
said on Friday during a meeting with Brazilian Vice-President Hamilton Mourao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Calling the two countries highly complem
entary, Xi said China welcomes Brazil’s participation in the building of the Belt and Road.
He said China supports the prosperity and develop
ment of Brazil and believes that China-Brazil cooperation will produce great outcomes.
Xi asked Mourao to extend his sincere greetings to Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, who took office in January. Chi
na appreciates the efforts made by the new government to promote the comprehensive strategic partnership, he said.
underlines legacy of Long Marchnping visits a museum mark
President Xi Jinping encouraged the Chinese people to be prepared for a new Long March to
ward national rejuvenation during a visit to a revolutionary base in Jiangxi province on Monday.
“We came here to the starting point of the Long March to exper
ience the situation of the Red Army’s departure during those years. Now there is a new Long
March, and we should make a new start,” Xi said at a memorial park in Yudu county, Ganzhou.
The Long March covered over 12,500 kilometers from October 1934 to October 1936. It was a military
maneuver carried out by the Red Army and led by the Communist Party of China to combat the Ku
omintang regime. The expedition, beginning in Yudu, laid the foundation for the Party’s victory.
Recent monetary and fiscal stimulus measures are expe
cted to bolster domestic demand, partially offsetting the adverse impact of trade tariffs on overall growth,” the report said.
The US recently signaled its intention to impose additional tariffs on the European Union, primarily targeted at the
aircraft and food industries. It is in addition to the imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs that are already in place.
Amid unresolved trade disputes and higher tariffs, the projected growth of world tra
de has been revised downwards to 2.7 percent in 2019, slowing markedly from 3.4 percent in 2018.
The report warns that “the impact of a spiral of additional tariffs and retalia
tions would not only dampen growth of these large economies, but also have severe spi
The number of unicorns in a given city is often consid
ered a barometer of innovation and entrepreneurship.
The majority of China’s unicorns are based in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Shenzhe
n, with a combined number of 156, 19 more than the previous year and accounting for 77.2 percent of the total.
Nanjing, Guangzhou, Wuhan and Qingdao are new gathering places for unicorns, the report said.
Driven by global capital, China’s unicorns have accelerated the pa
ce at which they go public, with unicorns now taking an average of 71 months to IPO.
From January 2017 to May 2019, 36 unicorns were listed on the global stock market, with eight in 2017 and 21 in 2018.
On behalf of our hundreds of millions of footwear cons
sumers and hundreds of thousands of employees, we ask that you im
mediately stop this action to increase their tax burden,” the group said.
The group’s reasoning echoes an earlier comment from David French,
senior vice-president for government relations at the Nat
ional Retail Federation, who said, “Saying that China is paying these tariffs doesn’t hold water.”
About 99 percent of all shoes sold in the US are imported. Last year alo
ne, it imported 2.5 billion pairs, nearly 70 percent of which came from China, ma
king the Asian country the largest source for US shoe imports, according to statistics provided by the FDRA.
When the desired train tickets are not available at the tick
et booking site and the app of the China Railway Corporation, a person can use the “waiting” function, and the system will add the wanted ticket information to a list.
One person could make an order for three tickets in the waiting list, and the function will be
free and much more efficient than other third-party software to grab tickets, according to the operator.
When ticket buyers cancel or change their tickets, the system will allocate the returned tickets to waiting buyers on the list.
To use this function, people have to pass a verification process on their status through facial recognition.
They will have to prepay the maximum price for each ticket, and once the
y have obtained the tickets, the difference from the actual fare will be refunded. If they f
Renminbi to remain stable, regulator saysknotes at a ba
Central bank vice-governor voices confidence amid currency volatility
