He hoped that law professionals from different countries can deepen exchanges and share experience, continuously bring benefits to countries and peoples along the B&R in the legal field, and let the rule of law play a bigger role in the joint construction of the B&R.
He called for taking the upcoming summit as an opportunity to review the "Shanghai Spirit," strengthen solidarity, mutual trust and all-round cooperation, and forge a closer community with a shared future.
He further said lack of infrastructure poses a bottleneck to economic development in BRI-related countries and regions.
He echoed a prior statement made in January during his State of the City address and called for a 70 percent tax on the wealthy.
He offered suggestions to the community to shoulder the responsibility to achieve national security through coordination, and support for the legislation.
He described a bizarre situation in which the family slept all day and stayed up all night, going to bed at 4 a.m. He said that may have contributed to why the abuse went undiscovered for so long.
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He called for eliminating sectionalism at ministries and creating a digital agency to facilitate online technology usage to counter the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He made the comments during a panel discussion moderated by Ji Tao, president and editor-in-chief of China Daily USA. The event was held at the Asia Society and co-hosted by China Daily and the Bank of China.
He did not specifically respond to comments from US President Donald Trump on Friday that he had not agreed to remove additional tariffs on Chinese products.
He blamed Democrats for the legislative failures so far and said all of his promises would be kept eventually.