The Belt and Road Initiative, comprising the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, aims to build a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along, and beyond, the ancient Silk Road trade routes.
The BBC's defense correspondent, Jonathan Marcus, said: "Strategic experts see this as a step that can only benefit Russia and weaken NATO as a whole."
The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement that the 53-year-old former secretary of the association's secretariat was found to have abused his power to build luxurious gardens for personal use.
The Big Island is going to have a lot of vog (volcanic fog) today and maybe Maui," National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Foster said.
The Bank of Taizhou, which has total assets of 209.79 billion yuan, was one of the three local city commercial banks. About 99 percent of the bank's clients borrowed less than 5 million yuan.
The Beijing Gardening and Greening Bureau has stepped up efforts to cope with possible damages caused by the torrential rain in urban and mountainous areas. All landscaping projects except for those in special conditions were ordered to suspend operations and workers were asked to take shelter in safe places.
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The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has guaranteed the smooth implementation of "one country, two systems" since 1997, and contributed to the city's stability and prosperity, as well as its people's well-being, political heavyweights said on Friday.Their remarks came a day ahead of the 30th anniversary of the constitutional document, which was promulgated on April 4, 1990, after five years of drafting and extensive consultations and discussions involving various sectors of the local community.Tam Yiu-chung, a former member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee, recalled that the political environment at the time was quite different from today's, with the Chinese mainland's reform and opening-up in its incipient period and members of the drafting committee lacking the experience with such an innovative political system."However, everyone was passionate about the 'one country, two systems' principle and believed it will succeed," said Tam, who is now Hong Kong's sole member of the National People's Congress Standing Committee.The ensuing decades, he said, have proved that "one country, two systems" could be turned into reality. The institution had resulted in the smooth transition and transfer of Hong Kong when it returned to the motherland in 1997, and also helped maintain Hong Kong's stability and prosperity in tough times, such as the global financial crises in 2008.Tam said the central government has shown its respect and sincerity from the drafting of the Basic Law till today, and exhibited persistingfaith in in upholding "one country, two systems" without distorting it.The Hong Kong community should have a solid understanding of the Basic Law and the "one country two systems" principle, said Tam. Some people should stop talking about only "two systems" without mentioning "one country", or talking just about their rights as stipulated in the Basic Law, but ignoring the obligations, he added.David Wong Yau-kar, a Hong Kong NPC deputy, said the Basic Law has been the cornerstone of the city's stability and prosperity in recent decades as it provides the legal basis for implementing "one country, two systems".Looking ahead, he said the SAR government should further promote Basic Law education in the community in future, and it's necessary to strictly enforce the law to bring those violating the Basic Law to justice.Hong Kong will not have a bright future without the guidance and constraints under the Basic Law, he said.Stanley Ng Chau-pei, president of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, said Hong Kong people have enjoyed an unprecedented array of rights and improved their livelihood following the city's return to the motherland, thanks to the emphasis on,and protection of people's rights in the Basic Law.He noted that the Basic Law has guaranteed workers' rights and interests on a legal basis, such as ensuring their rights to establish trade unions and basic salaries. In the past decades, the activities of trade unions and other grassroots organizations have been safeguarded by the guiding provisions in the Basic Law.Tian Feilong, a member of the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macao Studies, said the Basic Law ensured that Hong Kong continues its own economic system after the handover, and the SAR has helped boost the mainland's economic development in the past 23 years.
The CIIE, which is to be held from Nov 5-10 in Shanghai, is the first ever Chinese fair focusing exclusively on imported foreign goods and services. More than 2,800 companies from over 130 countries and regions have confirmed participation in the event.
The CFETS RMB Index, which measures the yuan's strength relative to a basket of currencies, came in at 95.82 at the end of January, a 1.02 percent increase from a month ago, CFETS said.
The BBC reported on April 4 that the WHO "approved a coronavirus test in January but the US decided against using it, developing its own test instead. However, in February, when the testing kits were dispatched, some of them didn't work properly, and led to inconclusive results. Public health experts say the delay enabled the virus to spread further within the US."