The spokesperson described US accusations of political censorship as "totally unfounded", adding that all eligible residents fairly take part in election activities in accordance with the Basic Law and other relevant laws, and all prosecutions are filed independently regardless of the political backgrounds of the people involved.
The steady depreciation of the yuan and weaker consumer sentiment have dragged down living costs in China. Five Chinese mainland cities-Beijing, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Tianjin and Dalian-are among the biggest movers down the ranking ladder in the past year. Shanghai remains the most expensive city in the Chinese mainland, though its relative costs are lower. The city is 8 percent cheaper than New York City now compared with just 3 percent 12 months ago. The city used to be as expensive as Tokyo, but is now cheaper than not only Tokyo and Osaka but also Sydney and Melbourne.
The spokesman said that Xinjiang has not seen a single violent and terrorist incident over the past three years since the local authorities cracked down on violent and terrorist crimes in a lawful manner and paid attention to addressing the root cause of the crimes.
The standoff prompted a massive law enforcement deployment with local SWAT teams and federal agents rushing to the scene, as well as emergency services from the neighboring New York City Police Department.
The storm spent more than two days thrashing the Bahamas as a Category 5 hurricane before moving north on Tuesday. The extent of damage by the second-most powerful hurricane on record was laid bare in the Bahamas on Wednesday with images of houses, boats and cars strewn.
The small city of Sealy, west of Houston, is also joining the delegation. It recently attracted a 5 million copper manufacturing project from Zhejiang Hailiang Co, Ltd.
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The steady growth was partly due to booming online sales, which surged 32.4 percent year on year in the first 11 months.
The speed of adopting homegrown software technologies is accelerating in China, CSC Financial Co Ltd said, especially as domestic companies are now stepping up their push to develop cloud solutions.
The social distancing policies Trump advanced on March 16 to slow the spread of the coronavirus were guidelines, not orders.
The smart helmet can be applied in many situations including power line construction and mining projects. It will be updated in the future to support the building of smart construction sites, according to the report.