Liu Kai works on a pen-and-ink painting in 2017. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Liu said he thinks the country's GDP growth will fluctuate between 5 and 6 percent in the coming years. He expects a slightly slower growth rate in 2018 than last year's 6.9 percent because of less-aggressive infrastructure investment and more aggressive efforts to contain local government debt.
Liu also revealed that the patients, including a medical student returning from the UK, said they felt more secure in Hong Kong although life in the isolation ward was strict and dull. In UK hospitals, even some healthcare workers don't wear masks because they believe only sick people need to wear masks according to Liu.
Liu Kun takes interview at the PEACE research center at Yale University. JUDY ZHU / CHINA DAILY
Liu promised to support free use of the renminbi in global trade and investment and to encourage overseas investors buying onshore bonds and stocks to use the renminbi through more sophisticated connecting programs between onshore and offshore markets.
Lisa Chalk, campaign director for animal protection group Animals Australia, said one in three Australians are now either cutting back on meat consumption or cutting it out completely as they become more aware of the way animals are being treated.
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Liu asked Party members to serve the public, solve difficulties, explore targeted poverty eradication and set an example for others.
Lin Yuanjun contributed to the story
Lin Zhijie, an aviation industry analyst and columnist at Carnoc.com, one of China's largest civil aviation web portals, said the successful maiden flight of the C919 proved COMAC's capability in designing and assembling narrow-body commercial aircraft in line with international standards.
Liu Yan and her husband adopted a baby boy in 2012, two years after the sudden death of their first son.