Like Walmart, Kroger's announcement also called on elected officials to pass gun reform laws, such as requiring stronger background checks and removing weapons "from those who have been found to pose a risk for violence".
Li said the new label for China's economy will be the smart economy in the next decade. "If the smart economy is like a rocket, the new infrastructure is the fuel chamber that will accelerate its launch."
Li said China has been Russia's largest trading partner for six consecutive years and one of the main countries for its exports of energy and high-tech products as well.
Li made a statement to the court in which he pled guilty and expressed remorse.
Like many regional countries, Ecuador has put in place stringent measures to reduce people's movement since a state of emergency was declared on March 16.
Li, who was formerly deputy director of the Standing Committee of Liaoning Provincial People's Congress, was accused of abusing his power to help others with business and promotions, and accepting money and valuables worth more than 36.59 million yuan (.82 million) personally or through others between 1997 and 2016.
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Li stressed carrying forward reform to streamline administration and enhance government oversight and services. He called on businesses to focus more on exploring markets in counties and townships and to cater to the strong demand at grassroots levels.
Li said at the Summer Davos Forum in Dalian last year that 14,000 new companies are registered daily in China since the country took the initiative to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation in 2014.
Li's remarks follow the advice of the NPC Standing Committee, the country's top legislature, which deliberated on draft revisions to the law late last month.
Li said at a news conference in Beijing that a recent survey showed nursing homes have lost some 20 percent in revenues year-on-year due to the changes.