This year, China hosts the China-German prime ministers' regular meeting, but Merkel comes at a special time in a changing international scenario, said Chen Fengying, a senior world economy researcher at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.
Those already with the status — nearly 1,250 — will be able to remain in the US and will be allowed to work until at least March 3, 2020.
Thomas Pellette, a group president of US construction machinery giant Caterpillar Inc, said he hopes China and the US will address trade issues as soon as possible. The company does not plan to change its long-term strategy in China, he said.
This winter, about 170,000 migratory birds are expected to arrive at East Dongting Lake, a major part of Dongting Lake, compared with 100,000 to 120,000 seen during winters in the years leading up to 2014, said Zhang Hong, deputy head of administration for East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve.
Those at the forefront of this scene include Kelley Lee, the co-founder of Boxing Cat, a Chinese craft beer brewery with branches in Shanghai and Beijing.
Those at the meeting also agreed on a host of measures to support Internet Plus Tourism. Development of smart facilities in tourist attractions will be taken forward and services such as electronic maps and audio guides will be promoted. Construction of digital exhibition venues in major tourism sites will be encouraged.
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This year, monetary policy will be kept neutral and the money supply should be controlled, according to the Central Economic Work Conference held last month.
This, he said, will be achieved through the two countries working together to deepen political mutual trust and maintain the momentum of high-level visits.
Though Best Buy did announce 50 pending big-box store closings and says on its corporate site that as of FY 2011 it operated more than 1,100 stores in the U.S., including approximately 20 in Washington State, specific stores slated for closing have not yet been publicly identified.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up, and it was 40 years ago that China and Singapore took the historically significant step of substantial cooperation, he said, adding that the past 40 years is the best witness of the China-Singapore relationship that is strong, dynamic and ever-growing.