Liu Xiaoming, China's ambassador to the UK, said the new program was "creative" and "heart-warming".
Little known candidates include Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana; John Delaney, a former congressman from Maryland; Jay Inslee, governor of Washington state; Marianne Williamson, author and lecturer; and Andrew Yang, a New York entrepreneur.
Liu Xiaotao, the joint meeting's secretary-general, said encouraging the delta region to participate in the development of the Greater Bay Area is this year's main task. "First of all, we will further expand cooperation between the provinces and the autonomous region on the mainland and the two SARs in the fields of fundamental infrastructure and professional services."
Linda Gacsko, a professional in the film industry, concurred.
Liu also pledged better organization, enhanced publicity and more targeted task delegation in the campaign.
Liu Taiyuan, a shepherd from Shouguang, was one of those affected. He and his wife often collect leeks and leaves from a large vegetable warehouse nearby to feed their goats.
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Liu Pei, vice-director of the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Office at Tsinghua, said he hopes the online forum will inspire and drive university teachers and students to innovate and make things happen, boost entrepreneurial confidence and create good prospects for innovation and entrepreneurship education and higher education in China.
Liu said his company sees domestic and foreign couriers as the U650's primary users. It expects the model to be a commercial success because "it is the only civilian drone in the global market that is capable of ferrying cargo with a total weight of 200 kg or even heavier".
Liu Qi, secretary of the CPC Jiangxi provincial committee, said think tanks are the source of innovative ideas and the "outside brains of party committees and governments".
Liu made the remarks while meeting with representatives from the TCM industry Friday.