Geng said China also dispatched several specialized cleaning vessels to prevent secondary disasters.
General Zuo Quan (1905-42), one of the top officers of the army, honored the promise by sacrificing his life during a battle in the county of Liaoxian in 1942. To pay homage to this great hero, the local people changed the name of the county to Zuoquan in the same year of his death.
Given a possible rising fiscal deficit and strengthened fiscal discipline applied locally, economists predicted modest fiscal consolidation in 2018.
Geologists say the quake may have shrunk the mountain by about 3 centimeters. They also want to investigate whether climate change has altered the mountain's height.
Given the government's policies and guidance, major Chinese airlines have boosted their strength by increasing efficiency and capacity while expanding their air cargo transport network at home and abroad.
Global airlines that had rushed to buy the fuel-efficient, longer-range aircraft have since canceled flights and scrambled to cover routes that were previously flown by the MAX.
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Giant panda Gao Gao enters his new home at the Qingchengshan base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan province on Thursday. [Photo/chinanews.com]
Girish Ramachandran, Asia-Pacific president of Tata Consultancy Services.
GeekWire reporter Tom Krazit contributed to this report.
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