He said nearly 100 Santas had volunteered for the HHS assignment, adding that agency officials had said they would finalize the plan to use the Santas in mid-September. "They may have been fibbing a little bit to Santa," Erwin said.
He said he was impressed by the wide range of countries participating in the Silk Road Expo, and the great number of new business opportunities brought by the Belt and Road Initiative.
He predicted demand for overseas marketing strategies will soar in China as more Chinese companies are selling abroad.
He said he has no plans to attend any large parties but will hang out with a few close friends occasionally and maintain his gym schedule. He also made plans to go out less in the two weeks before he goes to his parents' house for winter break.
He reiterated that China will not close its door to the world, and it will only become more and more open, with its business environment becoming more open, transparent and regulated.
He said China has rapidly adopted effective measures to isolate the infection, and support and relief efforts are coming from everywhere in the country.
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He said Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, has made systematic instructions on the Party's foreign relations work.
He said 1,366 cases were cracked last year, with a total of nearly 11,000 people arrested. Beijing had 36,000 registered drug users last year — a 7.5-percent increase from 2015 — with nearly 10,000 users having been addicted to methamphetamine for more than five years, bureau number show.
He said banning companies such as Huawei will mean that Australians end up paying more money to build their networks with inferior technology.
He said that afterwards, China voluntarily slashed its import tariff rates on an interim basis many times.