Mattis is a defender of the US alliance with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Trump, on the other hand, has bashed NATO for being "obsolete" and scolded member countries for failing to contribute sufficient funds.
Many office buildings in Shanghai have disinfected their air conditioners since work resumed last week. [Photo/Xinhua]
Market consultancy IDC said that the Meitu-Xiaomi partnership will help both parties expand their customer base and signals a further consolidation in the highly competitive Chinese smartphone market.
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said the efforts would help "bring the T into the 21st century".
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Martin Lau, president of Tencent, told investors on Wednesday that the move is a "monumental step" in China's economic restructuring effort. The company invested 11 billion yuan (.65 billion) to claim 5.18 percent of China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd's Shanghai listed arm.
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Many places he visited in 1994 were underdeveloped, Brown recalled. But he was touched by the Chinese government's efforts, building roads, schools and hospitals in these areas. He really anticipates seeing the outcome of the efforts, said Brown.
Maurice Hank Greenberg, chairman and CEO of the company for tens of years, watched and helped the Chinese insurance industry start from scratch. He carries firm belief in the future of the country that has transformed so much after years of reform and opening-up and become today the world’s second-largest insurance market.
Many consumers said they are now in urgent need of domestic helpers, who have encountered problems when they returned to the cities where they work. Some employees have provided proof of their health condition but were still repatriated back to their hometowns.
Mao believes the Q1 data show that China has laid a solid foundation to achieve its full-year economic target, which was trimmed to around 6.5 percent from a range of 6.5 to 7 percent for 2016 to facilitate the country's structural adjustments.