The release also said most of the 39 cities in the cluster and the plain area failed to reach their targets during the season. While 24 of the cities saw air quality get worse, only four, including Beijing, met their targets.
The report forecast that by 2020 the tourism industry will have helped 12 million people in impoverished regions shake off poverty.
The report said that China remained on the list because of its "disproportionate share of the overall US trade deficit," despite that China's current account surplus was only 1.8 percent of GDP in 2016, sharply down from 2.8 percent of GDP in 2015.
The report said 2,096 private equity and venture capital investment deals were clinched in the TMT sector in the first half of 2018, down 17 percent from the second half of 2017. There were 1,400 deals that disclosed financial terms in the period, totaling .26 billion in investment.
The remarks came after China and ASEAN agreed to strengthen economic ties in the digital economy during the 22nd ASEAN-China Summit held in Bangkok in November.
The report said there were 940 million internet users in China by the end of June, with about 381 million using it for educational purposes, 276 million for medical care and 199 million using it to work remotely. The number of hosts and viewers of e-commerce livestreams reached 309 million, up 44.3 million compared with three months earlier, it said, adding that it was the fastest-growing internet application.
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The report said an increasing number of younger people prefer to list their properties on such platforms or rent properties listed on them. Some 70 percent of the hosts and landlords on major short-term accommodation platforms were born in the 1980s and 1990s.
The relatively less-developed economy in the region also offers developers plenty of room, He said.
The renovation kicked off in 2014. On Xidamochang Street, which is about 1,100 meters long, Li said they invited famous architects to repair the buildings and redesign some of the old courtyards.
The report said the city will also formulate encouraging policies to promote the electrification of light diesel vehicles. From May 1, all new added commercial light truck are fully EV and 20,000 commercial light diesel vehicles will be eliminated before December 31.