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HELSINKI -- A series of measures and policies proposed at the ongoing annual gatherings of China's national legislature and political advisory body, known as the "two sessions," will boost confidence in China's economic and social development, said Carl Fey, professor of international business at Finland's Aalto University School of Business.
China's decision not to set a specific economic growth target for 2020, as is unveiled in the government work report, is bold and sensible and will give the government more flexibility in its future work at a time when it is difficult to predict economic development amid uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Fey.
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ROME -- Gian Vittorio Campus, mayor of Sassari, located in western Sardinia, expressed gratitude to Ba'nan District in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality for its medical donations.
"Your very kind action of friendship and the donation of materials to fight against the novel coronavirus disease, the 1,000 suits of medical disposable protective clothing and 5,280 KN95 masks, (are) really welcome and all of us warmly thank you," said the mayor in a letter.
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WASHINGTON -- Global economic recovery is expected to "take a longer time" as countries slowly start to loosen containment measures amid COVID-19, said Geoffrey Garrett, dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
"It's understandable for governments to want to use national policy tools to affect the national economy. But if they can do that in a way that promotes international coordination and international openness, that's a better way to go," he said.
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PHNOM PENH -- U.S. lawsuits against China over the COVID-19 pandemic are groundless since China is also a victim of the disease, said Joseph Matthews, a senior professor at the BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh.
The lawsuits have no legal basis, and the U.S. state courts don't have jurisdiction over a sovereign country, said Matthews. "China is also a victim of this deadly invisible enemy. How can China be responsible for this pandemic?" Enditem
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