Geely and Daimler also plan to expand its lineup. It will also set up sales centers in China and Germany. The vehicles will be built in China but the location of the plant has not been released.
Geng called the remarks the US, Britain and the European Union made about the incident "blatant double standards, extremely hypocritical and ugly", adding China is strongly dissatisfied and firmly against "countries' interference in Hong Kong affairs and China's internal affairs".
Given that the US government has claimed it has the world's most developed medical system and best scientific research, it should rethink its policy responses when a public health emergency such as COVID-19 arises, said Jia Jinjing, assistant dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China in Beijing.
Gita Gopinath, the IMF's chief economist, said that some risks mentioned in October's report have since partially receded with the announcement of a US-China phase one trade deal, the lower likelihood of a no-deal Brexit and the fact that monetary policy has continued to support growth and buoyant financial conditions.
Gary Dickerson, president and CEO of Applied Materials, said no companies or countries can build their own ecosystem just by themselves and he does not see that happening in five or 10 years.
GeekWire contributor Frank Catalano with Amazon Echo, recording this week’s show.
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Germany announced in October that it would not single out any telecom player, including Huawei, in its 5G build-out. German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said at a news conference earlier this year that "we are not taking a preemptive decision to ban any actor, or any company".
GeekWire’s Kaitlyn Wang contributed to this report.
Given that the Chinese economy's fundamentals remain unchanged in signaling stable and long-term growth, Xi told Merkel that the country is still committed to further opening-up to the rest of the world and wants to expand international cooperation.
General Secretary Xi Jinping greets local residents in Sanhe, a village in Zhaojue county, Sichuan province, on Sunday. Ju Peng/Xinhua