In 2017, the country's top 100 retail chains attained revenue of 2.2 trillion yuan (6.7 billion), up 8 percent year-on year. The top 100 retail chains had more than 109,800 stores, an annual growth of 9.1 percent. Convenience stores outpaced other retail formats in terms of growth rate, up 16.9 percent in sales and 18.1 percent in the number of stores.
In 2017, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond attended the first Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation as the personal envoy of Prime Minister May. At the Forum, Chancellor Hammond called the UK a natural partner of China in advancing BRI. I fully agree with him. And I would like to add that the financial sector is a natural area for China-UK cooperation on BRI.
In 2019, the research institute cooperated with Wanxiang Group, an auto parts manufacturer based in Zhejiang, and used advanced technologies to improve the efficiency and precision of its production lines.
In 2018, China imported around 7.1 billion worth of agricultural products from all over the world. However, due to technical and regulatory issues, Turkish agricultural exports to China were limited to only 6 million in 2018.
In August, US Trade Representative Bob Lighthizer initiated an investigation of China's intellectual property policy and practice under the rarely used Section 301 of US Trade Act of 1974, long regarded as inconsistent with World Trade Organization principles.
In 2018, foreign investors were also active buyers of China's office buildings. Foreign investment accounted for about 60 percent of Shanghai's major property deals in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to Savills, a world-leading property agent.
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In 2017, China imported foods from 170 countries. For the first time, the total value of imported foods surpassed billion, making China the largest consuming country in imported foods, the report said.
In 2017, the index was 0.58, showing a good overall situation of cross-Straits cooperation in the sector, Li said.
In 2019, Xinjiang's information and communication industry invested 126 million yuan in building 518 5G demonstration and commercial pilot stations. Urumqi, the regional capital, became one of the first 5G cities in China last October.
In 2020, the nation plans to recruit about 24,000 civil servants at 86 central agencies and 23 subsidiary institutions, providing a substantial rise in job openings compared to 14,500 vacancies in 2019, according to the administration.