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Xi Jinping inspects China's tallest building in Shanghai

Chinese President Xi Jinping said China has undergone earth-shattering changes since the reform and opening up, and Shanghai is a vivid example of such changes in the process.

He made the comment in a visit to China's tallest building, the Shanghai Tower, on Tuesday.

Xi inspected the Lujiazui Financial City CPC building service center at the Shanghai Tower to learn about the CPC building work on skyscrapers in the city’s Pudong New District.

Xi was in Shanghai for the country's first import expo. 

On Monday, he announced the opening of China International Import Expo.

More than 3,600 companies from over 172 countries, regions and international organizations are attending the event. (CGTN)

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Democrats take the House; Republicans retain the Senate

Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to win control of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, giving them the opportunity to block Trump's agenda and open his administration to intense scrutiny.

In midterm elections two years after he won the White House, Trump and his fellow Republicans expanded their majority in the US Senate following a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race, immigration and other cultural issues.

The newly empowered House Democrats will have the ability to investigate Trump's tax returns, possible business conflicts of interest and allegations involving his 2016 campaign's links to Russia. (China Daily)

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UK will not agree Brexit deal at any cost: May

The British government raced to build on a chance of a Brexit compromise on Northern Ireland.

But Prime Minister Theresa May promised her party she would not strike a deal with the EU “at any cost.”

Negotiations have stepped up with Brussels as London seeks a divorce agreement within weeks, to allow time for it to be passed by parliament before Brexit day on March 29, 2019.

The Irish government opened the door to a possible concession on the final sticking point – how to avoid border checks between British Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

But British euroskeptics fear May is planning to give too much ground.

Her Northern Irish allies warned that unless the EU moved further, Britain could leave with no deal at all. (Xinhua)

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China's electronic giant to construct technology park in India

Midea Group, Chinese electrical appliance manufacturing company, has started construction of a Science and Technology Park in western India.

The Chinese consumer appliances maker said on Monday that it will invest $184.63 million over the next five years in Ahmednagar in western Maharashtra state to set up a technology park.

During the last decade, Midea has estimated several increasingly high-profile projects, peaking with the most recent wins to install large-scale heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) solutions in all the 12 stadiums for the Rio Olympic Games in 2016, as well as 9 of 12 stadiums for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014. (Xinhua)

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Macron urges European army to defend against Russia, US

French President Emmanuel Macron called for a "real European army" as the continent marks a century since the divisions of World War I.

This, to better defend itself against Russia and even the US.

Macron said Europe needed to reduce its dependence on American might, not least after US President Donald Trump announced he was pulling out of a Cold War-era nuclear treaty.

The EU launched a joint multi-billion-euro defense fund last year designed to develop Europe's military capacities, and make the continent more strategically independent.

France has also spearheaded the creation of a nine-country force designed to be capable of rapidly mounting a joint military operation, an evacuation from a warzone, or providing aid in a natural disaster. (AFP)

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Boeing to deliver 2000th airplane to China

Boeing will deliver its 2,000th airplane to China within the year, the US top aircraft manufacturer announced at the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition that opened Tuesday in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province.

Boeing has delivered 153 airplanes to Chinese airline companies in the first three quarters of 2018, said Rick Anderson, Boeing vice president of Northeast Asia sales.

He said the number of airplanes delivered to China has exceeded 140 for six consecutive years, reflecting the continued strong demand of the Chinese aviation market. (Xinhua)

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SSE pushing forward with new scitech board 

And the China Securities Regulatory Commission and Shanghai Stock Exchange will speed up work on rules for a science and technology innovation board.

The exchange said that under the commission’s guidance, it will come up with a pilot program for the science and technology innovation board and registration system. 

It will be implemented after the market advice and approval process. 

The commission said there will be different policies on profitability and ownership structure to help more innovative companies go public. (People's Daily app)

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(Produced by David Nye and Wang Xiangyu)