The minister, who will be leaving for Beijing on Friday along with Finance Minister Bill Morneau to co-chair the Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue with China, spoke to media on Monday in Toronto, which happened to coincide with the first day of the China International Import Expo in Shanghai.
The meeting also established a commission to better coordinate the activities of financial regulators and the central bank, the latter of which will play the leading role in maintaining financial sector stability.
The ministry noted the case in Rencheng Prison reflected neglect of duty and irresponsibility in work, adding it has ordered prisons to fix the problems to ensure a final victory in the battle against the virus.
The meteorological observatory in Shanxi upgraded the heavy snow warning from blue to yellow, and issued a yellow warning of road icing on Sunday.
The meeting also reviewed the regulations of the CPC on disciplinary action.
The meeting, presided over by Premier Li Keqiang, noted that the government work report approved at the closing meeting of the third session of the 13th National People's Congress on Thursday set goals for economic and social development and major works for this year, urging governments at all levels to fully implement the work and finish their tasks.
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The ministry said that the fundamental purpose of the US side is to destroy Hong Kong's prosperity and stability, undermine the great practice of "one country, two systems" and barricading the historical process of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The merger process will be a complex process, said Zhang, adding that various kinds of energy businesses need to be merged and their staff should be redeployed in a reasonable way.
The meeting also stressed a reasonable layout for the city, with innovation in accordance with the regional culture and landscape.
The market should play a decisive role in promoting innovation, and leading enterprises should lead major sci-tech projects to transform research breakthroughs into real products, Li said.