After four decades of rapid growth, Shenzhen now ranks fifth among Asian cities in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), which expanded at an annual rate of 20.7 percent to 2.7 trillion yuan in 2019 from 270 million yuan in 1980.

The Basic Law guarantees Hong Kong competitive advantages in a free-market economy, an internationally renowned judiciary and abundant professionals in service industries, she said.

"China expresses heartfelt gratitude to member states for their support and warmly congratulates other elected members," according to a press release issued by the Chinese mission to the United Nations.

The better-than-expected recovery is largely due to "extraordinary policy measures," which has put a floor under the world economy, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in a recent speech.

Typhoon Nangka, the 16th of the year, made landfall in Qionghai City, Hainan, at around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, with a maximum wind speed of 90 km per hour near the typhoon's center.

As the U.S. is taking a tough stance against China and Europe-U.S. relations are becoming strained, China and Europe are attaching even greater emphasis on cooperation with each other.

The journey between Urumqi and Xi'an through Gansu and Qinghai provinces, with eight stops, will be shortened to 13 hours and 22 minutes.

China's leading automaker First Automotive Works (FAW) Group Co., Ltd. sold 2,656,744 vehicles in the first three quarters of the year, up 8 percent year on year. 

Aerial photos taken on Oct. 12, 2020 show a view of the Longji terraced fields in Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

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