Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, a Boca-Roton, Florida-based toy and novelties company, said that it would've been "very, very problematic" for his company and the toy industry as a whole if the tariffs were imposed in September, because they will have no choice but to absorb the tax.
Jia Xijin, an associate professor on civil society and public policy at Tsinghua University, said whether the new guideline can see better results will depend on a number of factors. "On a cognitive level, it is important for authorities to realize that the participation from entrepreneurs is part of their inherent rights, rather than seeking it as a measure to enable better results of policies."
James Woolsey Jr, a former director of the CIA and former advisor to President Donald Trump's campaign, indicated earlier that the Trump administration might be interested in joining the AIIB, but no senior Trump administration official has given any clear signal on the issue so far.
Japanese automaker Toyota announced on Friday that it will set up a Beijing-based joint venture with five Chinese companies to develop hydrogen fuel cell solutions for commercial vehicles in the world's largest auto market.
Jack Ma and other Alibaba partners pose for a group photo at the launching ceremony of the Alibaba Poverty Relief Fund in Hangzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, on Dec 1, 2017.[Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said: "As the only country to have experienced nuclear devastation in the world, this is our unchanging mission to step by step and steadily advance the efforts by the international community for a world free from nuclear weapons."
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Jiang Yiyi, director of the International Tourism Research Institute at the China Tourism Academy, said the reform and opening-up policy has produced a strong economy and raised living standards, meaning more people can afford to travel to both domestic and overseas destinations.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will send his special envoy Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, to attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.
Japan sees the islands as part of its Hokkaido prefecture and considers them to be illegally occupied by Russia.
Jamil Ghani, vice-president of Amazon, who is in charge of Prime's international business, said in an earlier interview with China Daily that subscribers to Amazon Prime service in China increased more than threefold, year-on-year, in 2017.