The decline is partly the result of urbanization: Many farmers, who once used donkeys as work animals, migrated to cities. Also, traditional cultivation techniques are gradually being replaced by machines.
The declaration urged global leaders to remember "the resolve" of the first UN General Assembly resolution to aim for the elimination of nuclear arsenals.
The development of countryside homestays should combine with poverty alleviation work, the head of the ministry stressed, adding that farmers and financially-struck households should be encouraged and guided to participate in providing homestay services as a way of rising up from poverty.
The delta region, which is about the same size as Germany, encompasses Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces as well as Shanghai, and contributes roughly a quarter of the country's GDP and one-third of foreign trade and investment.
The documents provide a large number of evidence and data to show what China has done to substantively reduce import tariff, liberalize the right to trade, fulfill commitments on trade in services, the protection of intellectual property rights and transparency.
The documents will further enhance cooperation between the two countries and promote bilateral relations, Xi told reporters after the signing ceremony.
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The development process should both protect overall financial stability and protect the consumers, and the central bank will start a test program once the research project makes certain progress, he said.
The declared aim is for everyone of VW's roughly 300 models to be globally available in an electric version by 2025.
The decision was made at its council executive meeting in Beijing on Aug 24, one day after the State Administration for Religious Affairs confirmed that Master Xuecheng, former head of the Buddhist Association of China, sent obscene messages to female monks.
The delegation comprising students, researchers, youth leaders and young achievers is visiting various Chinese cities, including Beijing, Wuhan, Kunming, Shanghai and Guangzhou, from July 3 to 10, an Indian embassy statement said on Thursday.