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Global Times: Role of overseas Chinese stressed in promoting global peace, development

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

Overseas Chinese include Chinese nationals living overseas and Chinese people who have acquired foreign nationalities, Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Affairs at the Renmin University of China, told the Global Times on Monday.

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  • Overseas Chinese include Chinese nationals living overseas and Chinese people who have acquired foreign nationalities, Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Affairs at the Renmin University of China, told the Global Times on Monday.
  • Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese government has attached great importance to giving full play to the role of overseas Chinese, developing friendly relations between China and the countries and regions where overseas Chinese live, and promoting world peace, expert noted.
  • These important expositions are exactly the affirmation and expectations of overseas Chinese in promoting the construction of a global community with shared future, experts stressed.
  • The new chapter stated that one main task of the work regarding overseas Chinese is to guide overseas Chinese, returned overseas Chinese and their families to become devoted to promoting friendly cooperation and exchanges between Chinese and foreign people and to promote the construction of a global community of shared future.

CGTN: Understanding China's whole-process people's democracy at Two Sessions

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

According to Chinese President Xi Jinping, China's whole-process people's democracy "is a democracy that covers all aspects of the democratic process and all sectors of society.

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  • According to Chinese President Xi Jinping, China's whole-process people's democracy "is a democracy that covers all aspects of the democratic process and all sectors of society.
  • It is a socialist democracy to the broadest extent, of the truest nature, and to the greatest effect."
  • Former Tunisian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ounaies said democracy practiced in China is "honest, pragmatic and without showmanship."
  • From President Xi's perspective, "Democracy is not an ornament for display, but an instrument for addressing the issues that concern the people."

CGTN: Understanding China's whole-process people's democracy at Two Sessions

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 2, 2023

According to Chinese President Xi Jinping, China's whole-process people's democracy "is a democracy that covers all aspects of the democratic process and all sectors of society.

Key Points: 
  • According to Chinese President Xi Jinping, China's whole-process people's democracy "is a democracy that covers all aspects of the democratic process and all sectors of society.
  • It is a socialist democracy to the broadest extent, of the truest nature, and to the greatest effect."
  • Former Tunisian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ounaies said democracy practiced in China is "honest, pragmatic and without showmanship."
  • From President Xi's perspective, "Democracy is not an ornament for display, but an instrument for addressing the issues that concern the people."

Raymond James Canada Enhances Canadian Diversified Industrials Investment Banking group

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Monday, November 28, 2022

TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2022 /CNW/ - Raymond James Ltd., the Canadian arm of investment dealer Raymond James Financial Inc., today announced the formation of a new Canadian Diversified Industrials Investment Banking practice, through the combination of three existing groups: Industrials, Consumer and Retail; Forestry & Engineering; and Agriculture.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2022 /CNW/ - Raymond James Ltd., the Canadian arm of investment dealer Raymond James Financial Inc., today announced the formation of a new Canadian Diversified Industrials Investment Banking practice, through the combination of three existing groups: Industrials, Consumer and Retail; Forestry & Engineering; and Agriculture.
  • Raymond James welcomes industry veteran Jason Robertson as Managing Director, Head of Canadian Diversified Industrials to head the new group in Canada.
  • Mr. Robertson will report to Craig McDougall, Head of Canadian Investment Banking.
  • "Raymond James has a powerful global banking platform that provides clients the specific industry expertise required for each unique client engagement.

Cooperation zones facilitate development across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

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Friday, October 1, 2021

During his days working for the local government and an accounting firm in his hometown of Hong Kong, Lo Yuenlai cherished an entirely different professional dream--to work in the field of technology and innovation. After learning about the possibilities opening up in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, the young man decided to give it a go.

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  • The plan expands the area of the Qianhai zone by eight times, from 14.92 square km to 120 square km.
  • Similarly, a plan for the creation of a Guangdong-Macao in-depth cooperation zone in Hengqin was issued in the same month.
  • With a population of more than 80 million, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, consisting of two SARs and nine Guangdong cities, covers an area of 56,000 square km, about three times that of the San Francisco Bay Area.
  • Regional cooperation has made the daily life of residents in the Greater Bay Area more convenient.