RELX is currently conducting research projects on different topics with six universities, including the Sun Yat-sen University and Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, an affiliation to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, two hospitals and nine scientific research institutions.

Our affiliation with premier academic institutions gives us access to a rich and enhanced talent pool in marketing, communications and design.

Because many SOEs are facing issues such as restoring their earning ability through high-value added products and casting off outdated production capacity, the government started to cut the affiliation of more than 7,000 hospitals to SOEs since 2002.

Since we haven’t been in China for a long time, we now want to bring in brand affiliation and expertise but, in the longer term, we could be investors,” vows Silva.

Li made the remark as he presided over a symposium attended by representatives of non-Communist parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and people without party affiliation.

They view ownership and affiliation with designer brands as a form of social capital, not just something to wear, but a life style choice that marks them as part of a distinct and exclusive community, the report found.

But it is unlikely there will be trans-provincial integration of banks, as local governments want to have a certain level of local affiliation of financial service providers and therefore cherish the opportunity of having a licensed bank that is headquartered within their jurisdiction, he added.

- Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Wednesday chaired a symposium to hear opinions and suggestions from leaders of non-CPC political parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and representatives of persons without party affiliation on the draft government work report.

The central committees of non-Communist parties and representatives of personnel without party affiliation also paid their respects.

- A mobilization meeting on an education campaign carried out among non-Communist Party of China parties, personages without party affiliation, non-CPC intellectuals and people from emerging social groups was held Friday in Beijing.

Senior leaders of the non-CPC parties, representatives of people without party affiliation and those from emerging social groups, and leading officials from the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee attended Friday's meeting.

On Feb. 28, the CPC Central Committee held a consultative meeting to hear opinions on a list of proposed candidates from non-CPC political parties, the ACFIC and personages without party affiliation.

Ten of the groups are political in nature: the Communist Party of China, the eight noncommunist parties, and public figures without party affiliation.

Xi, who is also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while presiding over a consultative meeting to hear opinions and inform non-CPC political parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and the personages without party affiliation of a draft plan on the reform of Party and State institutions.

He expressed his hope that the non-CPC political parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and the personages without party affiliation can extend strong support to the reform and ensure that the preset tasks of the two sessions can be completed successfully.

- The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a consultative meeting Tuesday to hear opinions and inform non-CPC political parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) and personages without party affiliation of a plan on the reform of Party and state institutions.

Xi said he hoped that non-CPC parties, the ACFIC and personages without party affiliation would vigorously support the reform to ensure the successful completion of all tasks of the two sessions.

Leaders of non-CPC parties, the ACFIC and representatives of the personages without party affiliation voiced their support for the reform plan of Party and state institutions and the lists of proposed candidates for the leading positions of state institutions and the leadership of the CPPCC National Committee.

Premier Li Keqiang on Monday chaired a symposium to solicit opinions on a draft government work report from representatives of China's non-Communist parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and personages without party affiliation.

During the meeting, leaders of the eight non-Communist parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, as well as a representative of personages without party affiliation, put forward their suggestions on issues related to the nation's economic development.

Xi appreciated the significant contribution made by the other political parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and personages without party affiliation to the decision-making of the CPC Central Committee.