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"If the downturn affects employment and incomes, or comes close to the bottom line for growth, we will stabilize policies and the market's long-term expectations, while enhancing target policy control to stabilize confidence."

Premier Li Keqiang, explained on March 15 at a news conference after the annual session of the National People's Congress.

"Overseas providers have a short but critical window to seek local partners before the implementation of the law, which is still important to China because having the country's first counterterrorism law in place will provide legal support for moves related to national security."

Charlie Dai, principal analyst at Forrester Research Inc, said after China suspended the third reading of a planned anti-terrorism law.

"China and Germany have many common points in the development of information technology, and the partnership is the best example of cooperation in terms of China's IT development in Europe and worldwide."

Chen Wei, director-general of the department of software and information service of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 03/20/2015 page18)