Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected a Democratic request to call four current and former White House officials as witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial expected next month.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks at a rally in Seattle on Feb. 22. (Photo courtesy of Jake Goldstein-Street)
Second, we need to focus on economic cooperation and trade and boost regional economic recovery. China actively supports ASEAN in adopting and implementing the Comprehensive Recovery Framework and steadily reopening the economy. We welcome the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). It will be an important step for regional countries to uphold the multilateral trading system and build an open world economy, which is vital to deepening regional economic integration and stabilizing the global economy.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has proposed calling on several witnesses during the Senate trial, while McConnell has so far rejected the demand, reiterating his stance on Tuesday.
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong expressed hope in his blog that people of different political backgrounds would set aside differences and mend the rift that has been widened by the monthslong unrest.
Second, tax cut incentives for small enterprises with limited profits will apply to a wider range from January 2017 to December 2019. Business with profits under 500,000 yuan, instead of the previous 300,000 yuan, will be made eligible for the tax preference.
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Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant is of particular concern to Amazon and the tech industry. A member of the Socialist Alternative party, Sawant is a frequent critic of Amazon. Last year, she branded a short-lived tax on Seattle’s big businesses as the “Amazon Tax” and she has hosted several rallies at Amazon’s headquarters protesting the company’s impact on the city. CASE is spending more money in support of Sawant’s opponent, Egan Orion, than any other candidate, according to Washington’s Public Disclosure Commission records.
Seeking election benefits, it tried to create a hostile atmosphere against the mainland by smearing and attacking the "one country, two systems" policy and suppress the mainstream public opinion of Taiwan people who want to develop the economy, improve people's livelihood and ease tensions in cross-Strait relations, Ma noted.
Seven years ago, Ma purchased a tractor, a rotary cultivator and a seed-planting machine.
Seasonal dishes in China. [Photo/IC]