Given the increasing external uncertainties caused by rising protectionism and the COVID-19 pandemic, regulators need to pay great attention in the short-term to fluctuations of cross-border capital flows and further facilitate the flexibility of the renminbi exchange rate while leveraging "macro-prudential" regulatory measures to offset the potential risks, said Wang Xin, head of the research bureau of the People's Bank of China, the central bank.
Giant pandas can be seen playing at the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wild Zoo in Northwest China. [Photo/Chinanews.com]
Given that the US Navy has often navigated the Straits of Malacca, the incident could indicate potential technical problems with the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Teng added.
Gast said: "Imperial and Tsinghua have a shared ambition to support groundbreaking research and create successful partnerships. Both universities recognize the importance of bringing people together to exchange ideas and collaborate. This new fund will help our innovative academic staff to pursue ambitious collaborations and explore new areas of research."
Giant panda at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province. [Photo/VCG]
Gary Hufbauer, a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and deputy assistant secretary for international trade and investment policy at the US Treasury from 1977 to 1979, said "'bully' is the correct description" of what Trump has been doing to China, Canada, Mexico and other US trade partners.
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Geng said the act ignores facts and truth, applies double standards and severely violates international law and basic norms governing international relations.
Ghosn's detention, extended after he was investigated on suspicion of committing breach of trust, is scheduled to end on Jan 11 and prosecutors by this time must make an ultimate decision as to whether or not to indict him over the multiple charges facing him.
Global cooperation is needed for tackling COVID-19 and further economic recovery, said a former United Nations official.
Global consultancy EY predicted that China is likely to advance its target for the commercial launch of 5G connections to 2019, to potentially become one of the first 5G-ready markets in the world.