Shanmugam also said that China's system selects competent, good people in the government, and that not enough credit is given to China's major achievement to lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty over the past three decades.
Shasta College in Redding reported that it is housing 500 people and had reached maximum capacity on Saturday.
Several recent cases of embezzlement of relief funds by government officials have sparked public fury.
Shares of Xiaomi recouped some losses to close at HK.10, after briefly peaking at HK.72 on Friday.
Shanghai will streamline the business registration process for enterprises from Taiwan and support them to be part of the first China International Import Expo, among a host of measures to advance progress toward the country's peaceful reunification.
Shares of Apple Inc's suppliers fell on Monday after the Taiwan-based Economic Daily News reported that the tech behemoth has cut its sales forecast for the iPhone X due to sluggish sales in the Chinese mainland, the world's largest smartphone market.
广东seo优化
Shanghai's next round of development will see the playing field levelled,enabling overseas companies to compete more freely in the market
Shanghai residents have made special visits to Shanghai Peace Park in recent days to bid adieu to the more than 30 kinds of animals living on the park's animal island, which the park plans to close for reconstruction on Dec 30.
Shanghai has pioneered China's opening-up of the financial sector. In November last year, German insurer Allianz was approved by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission to set up the country's first foreign-controlled insurance company in Shanghai.
Shanghai-based food conglomerate Bright Food Group Co has confirmed it will sell the majority of its stake in UK cereal brand Weetabix to US cereal company Post Holdings, the group's spokesman told China Daily on Tuesday.