This year, the world is undergoing changes unseen in a century, the most prominent being the United States pulling back from the global political and economic order formulated at the cost of the two world wars. Leveraging its hegemony, the US is imposing higher trade tariffs on its trade partners. As a result, unilateralism is increasing.
This year is the fifth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative. And next year, China will host the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. I look forward to HSBC playing an even bigger role in China-UK cooperation on the Belt and Road.
Those who transit through Qingdao will also be allowed to stay elsewhere in Shandong Province during the period.
Those economic ties could get another boost on Jan 30 and Jan 31, when Vice-Premier Liu He will visit Washington for further consultation on trade and economic issues, China's Ministry of Commerce announced last week.
This year, people can choose Hello-Chuxing and Dida Chuxing in the absence of Didi. The increasing supply and demand of the Hitch service also gave rise to ever-growing needs in online chat groups, though spontaneous carpooling has more potential risks.
This year has seen frequent interactions between the leaders of China and India.
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Those in Beijing with a craving for crustacean can enjoy a feast at Jumbo Seafood restaurant that offers crab dishes prepared in 10 different ways, whether they hail from domestic lakes or distant oceans. In addition to favorites like chili crab and black pepper crab, Jumbo Seafood also offers wok-baked cream crab, stir-fried salted-egg crab, deep-fried crispy butter floss fried crab, white pepper clay-pot crab and wok-baked crab with rice noodles.
Those naysayers are clearly still judging the Chinese economy by speed of growth. In fact, the Chinese economy is already in transition from a phase of rapid growth to a stage of high-quality development. In the first half of this year, 7.37 million new urban jobs were created, and 19,400 new enterprises were established per day. Consumption contributed 60.1 percent to economic growth, and the tertiary industry contributed 60.3 percent to GDP growth. It is safe to say that the Chinese economy is in a stable and firm pattern, and more progress is in sight.
This year, various financial institutions in the banking sector will also try to increase their loans to individually owned businesses by more than 500 billion yuan altogether from the previous year, she said.
This year's forum, with the theme "Deepening BRICS Media Cooperation, Promoting Fair and Just International Public Opinion," was proposed by Xinhua and jointly organized with mainstream media from Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa.