Like the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States, the strategy behind the development of the Bay Area in China was to merge the 11 cities into a world-class city cluster, able to compete on a global scale.
Lijiagou coal mine in Shenmu, Shaanxi province. LI YIBO/XINHUA
Li said that if the ship's next sea trials proceed well, the carrier is likely to be delivered to the Navy within one year or even six months.
Li said China's exports to the US in 2017 accounted for less than 20 percent of the nation's global exports that year, and the impact will only be a decrease of 2 percent to 3 percent if US President Trump's threats are seen through.
Li said later in an interview that she and her son, Zhang Yangzhe, were playing near the Dongjiang River on Tuesday morning.
Li has been working to attract foreign capital in China's new round of opening-up.
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Li purchased Volvo from Ford in 2010. His holding group also owns London Electric Vehicle Co, a 49.9 percent stake in Malaysia's Proton, a majority stake in British sports car brand Lotus and a 9.7 percent stake in Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler.
Liang Yijian (center) with two young patients. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]
Li said China holds an open attitude toward exchanges with the US and there is huge space for bilateral exchanges in various fields, including media. "It is critical that the two sides do their utmost to create conditions for strengthening communications and facilitating bilateral cooperation," he said.
Like many US politicians who like to make China their bogeyman, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson heaped blame on China in Texas last Thursday before embarking on his five-nation Latin American trip.