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While addressing a working lunch on Monday at the recently concluded 10th G20 summit in Turkey, President Xi Jinping announced that China will host the 2016 G20 summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, on Sept. 4-5.
Xi cited the old Chinese saying "Heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below" which dotes on the city's scenic beauty.
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Hangzhou resident Yu Yan was thrilled upon the news. "Last night my friends were forwarding the information on social networks such as Wechat and Weibo. It is so exciting to know that the city I have lived in for so many years will host such a high-level meeting."
Sitting on China's affluent east coast, the ancient capital city boasts a history of over 2,000 years. Best known for its scenic West Lake, Hangzhou has been a favored tourist destination throughout history with natural beauty and culture. Its been immortalized by poets and artists and was appointed "the most splendid city in the world" by Marco Polo eight centuries ago.
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As the birthplace of Jack Ma and his e-commerce empire Alibaba, Hangzhou has been dubbed China's "e-commerce capital." It is estimated that the city, with a population of nearly 8.9 million, has about 120,000 software developers and hundreds of thousands of young entrepreneurs, many of whom are doing Internet-related business.
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"The entrepreneurial environment here is good. As long as you have great ideas and teams, it is easy to find investment and market," Zhou said.
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Zhejiang ranked fourth among the 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland in terms of GDP in 2014. Hangzhou has seen its GDP exceeding 449.8 billion yuan (over 70 billion U. S. dollars) during the first half of this year, registering an annual growth of 10.3 percent, ranking it first among cities in the well-off Yangtze River delta.
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He also suggested Hangzhou strengthen its efforts on environmental protection and infrastructure improvement when preparing for the event.
The Pentagon is expected to submit to Congress on Tuesday President Barack Obama's long-awaited plan for closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, setting up a battle with lawmakers who oppose his efforts.
Obama, whose pledge to shut the facility at the U.S. naval base in Cuba dates back to the start of his presidency in 2009, is seeking to make good on his promise before he leaves office next January.
Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said the administration intended to meet Tuesday's deadline to present its detailed proposal for closing the facility. There are still 91 prisoners detained there.
"We understand the deadline is tomorrow and it's our intent to meet it," Davis told reporters.
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Another option that will be cited in the administration’s blueprint will be the possibility of sending some prisoners overseas for prosecution and trial, one U.S. official said.
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