The dismissal drew an immediate backlash. Mayor Rahm Emanuel called the deal "a whitewash of justice" and lashed out at Smollett for dragging the city's reputation "through the mud" in a quest to advance his career. At one point he asked, "Is there no decency in this man?"
The deployment of THAAD, which can shoot down short- and medium-range ballistic missiles during the latter stage of their flight, was agreed by Washington and deposed former South Korean President Park Guen-hye's administration, citing the increasing threat of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
The documentary featured rare testimony and letters of regret by Xu Caihou and Guo Boxiong-two former generals and vice-chairmen of the Central Military Commission who were charged with corruption.
The development pattern was first enunciated by the nation's top policymakers in May.
The death toll was likely to rise as some of the injured were in critical condition.
The decline widened from a drop of 3.1 percent in October, the first fall this year.
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The document calls for speeding up the introduction of a punitive compensation system for infringements of patents and copyrights and strengthening the protection of trade secrets, confidential business information and their source codes.
The diplomat made the announcement in opening remarks at the annual China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Singapore on Thursday.
The declaration does not entrust the United Kingdom with any responsibility for Hong Kong, nor does the United Kingdom have any sovereignty, government or supervision rights over the SAR, You said, adding that the declaration cannot be an excuse for any foreign country, organization or individual to interfere in Hong Kong affairs that are China's internal affairs.
The discounted fares will be on certain high-speed railway services that run at 200 to 250 km per hour, including Hefei to Wuhan, Wuhan to Yichang, Guiyang to Guangzhou, Liuzhou to Nanjing and Nanjing to Hangzhou, China Railway Corp said.