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- Macao is an active and important player in the Belt and Road Initiative, as it makes good use of close ties with Portuguese-speaking countries, said NPC deputy Lionel Leong to China.org.cn.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that the northeastern province of Liaoning must depend on the real economy to realize rejuvenation, stressing the leading role of state-owned companies.
- China's fiscal deficit target this year is proactive and prudent, Finance Minister Xiao Jie said Tuesday.
- China has punished a number of new-energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturers for fraudulently claiming subsidies, Finance Minister Xiao Jie said Tuesday.
- China's finance minister on Tuesday reiterated confidence in controlling debt risks despite some irregularities in local governments' financing activities.
- China's gross national product in 2016 exceeded RMB70 trillion, an increase of 6.7% over the previous year.” He stressed that this figure is authentic and credible.
- Chinese legislators and political advisors are downplaying the possibility of a "trade war" between China and the United States during the country's ongoing annual legislative meeting.
- Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi is in no rush to expand internationally and will expand into the overseas markets gradually, the company's CEO said Monday.
- China is expected to become the world's biggest producer of semiconductor display panels around 2019, according to Li Dongsheng, chairman and CEO of TCL Corp.
- China should confirm the leverage ratios of State-owned enterprises by category and inject capital into those related to national welfare and security, said the former president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
- Gu Shengzu, vice chairman of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the 12th NPC, elaborates his views on China's economic development, saying that private investment is needed to boost the real and regional economies.
- A string of amazing breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) has provided conditions for its application in daily use, said the helmsman behind China's industry frontrunner on March 5.
- A top nuke industry executive has urged mass production of Hualong 1 reactors and priority to the latest nuclear tech in future projects.
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E-commerce no safe haven for shoddy goods: regulator
- Chinese authorities are beefing up quality supervision for goods sold online amid increasing e-commerce activities in the country, said an official from the quality and inspection regulator in Beijing on March. 14.