Zhang is required to take medication every day, an approach not everyone agrees with. Timothy To Wing-ching, the executive director of the Post Crisis Counseling Network in Hong Kong, said: “Medicine can control the symptoms and decrease them to a certain level. But it is very hard to cure the mental disease,” he said. “In most cases, once the patient quits the medicine, the symptoms come back again.”
Zhang Bo, kicked off his second flight around the world earlier this month. Photos provided. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Zhang Bin, a senior researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of World Economics and Politics, said avoiding a sudden turn in macro policy direction is of great importance for bolstering demand and sustaining economic recovery, as many businesses continue to face difficulties due to the pandemic.
Zhang Suzhan, director of Zhejiang University's cancer research institute, said about 80 percent of Chinese patients with colorectal cancer are diagnosed during the middle or late stage of the condition, and that the cancer is recording a rising incidence rate in China.
Zhang Xia, chief strategy analyst at Shenzhen-based China Merchants Securities, agreed. "The economy still faces downward pressure, but will not be a drag on market recovery in February, which is driven by improved liquidity conditions."
Zhang Xiaoyi, vice-president of Guangdong-based Midea Group, one of China's biggest home appliance manufacturers, said the company has seen increasing sales in overseas markets in recent years. Last year, overseas sales represented 43 percent of its total sales, and of these, half of the orders originated in economies involved in the BRI.
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Zhang Xiaoming, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the SAR, said that over the past 20 years, Hong Kong has remained a center of international finance, shipping and trade, and has been recognized as the world's freest economy and most competitive region.
Zhang Jun, minister of justice, ordered the Public Security Bureau to investigate the incident and also supported the efforts of the All China Lawyers Association to ensure that lawyers' rights are protected.
Zhang Xinran in London contributed to this story.
Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said on Saturday that the top legislature has urged Hong Kong to make an active contribution to the national development strategy.