The danger then became that a railroad enterprise could extort all profits from farmers and producers along the way, so the government regulated the rates railroads were allowed to charge. Essentially, this model gave the regulated utilities a fixed return on capital. Railroad companies were private, but they could not have existed without vast government support and extensive regulation. The problem with this model is that it created little incentive for innovation, efficiency or customer service.
The country's foreign trade of goods reached 20.05 trillion yuan in the first eight months of 2020, down 0.6 percent year-on-year. The drop narrowed by 1.1 percentage points compared with the decline between January and July, Customs data showed.
The country's economic structure is also improving, with the services industry contributing to 60.8 percent of GDP growth in the first three quarters, 1.8 percentage points higher than in the first half, while consumption accounts for 78 percent of the country's GDP growth in the same period.
The current number of AI companies in Shanghai ranks the fourth-most in the world and the second-most in China after Beijing, according to the China AI Development Report 2018 which was published by Tsinghua University.
The country's fixed-asset investment rose 6.3 percent year-on-year in Q1, 0.2 percentage points faster than the first two months, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
The dazzling Consumer Electronic Show Asia in Shanghai shone a spotlight on an exciting array of Chinese automobile makers-with futuristic concept vehicles debuting their cutting-edge automated driving technologies.
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The crowd cheered as firecrackers and fireworks went off, symbolizing the chasing away of evil spirits. Traditional foods, such as sticky rice, chicken, and noodles, were served by several Chinese restaurants that had set up stalls along the street. Dragon and lion dancers entertained the crowd while Chinese locals explained their importance.
The data show that defaulters have been prevented from taking 11.22 million flights and 4.27 million rail journeys, while more than 220,000 have been blocked from acting as executives or legal representatives.
The cyclists ride bikes on the newly opened mixed-use path along the Yangtze River, the first of its kind in Southwest China's Chongqing, Dec 9, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]
The country's foreign trade has beaten market expectations since April, with exports growing for four consecutive months. Exports were up 10.4 percent year-on-year last month, while imports rose 1.6 percent, according to the General Administration of Customs.