As his arrest in the US has elicited an outpouring of discussions on China's social media, Liu appeared at the company's headquarters in Beijing and attended a signing ceremony with its business partner, textiles group Shandong Ruyi, on Tuesday morning.

"The regulator should hold public hearings and elicit opinions from companies, investors and investment banks to decide whether to modify the existing rules if (they) fail to fit the market condition," Liu said.

Local, foreign firms eye level playing field and growth as antitrust efforts gather paceChina's relentless efforts to enhance efficiency and character of its humongous domestic market through wider reforms have elicited thumbs up from both Chinese and foreign companies as they depend on the world's second-largest economy for further growth.

With a legal case in Canada involving Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou now resolved, experts on Canada-China business ties said that resolution likely has elicited a sigh of relief from companies that do business with China.

The choice of sponsorship thus largely depends on their judgment of the potential topicality of an event, or the emotional nostalgia a concert is predicted to elicit," he said.

Even as married couples ponder China's third-child policy, forecasts of sales sizzleChina's policy to allow all married couples to have a third child, announced on May 31 with a view to offset any possible effects of an aging population on both the economy and society, has elicited mixed responses from people.

Watched by admiring offspring and a gushing audience, moms donned in trendy designer outfits will walk the ramp, and likely elicit applause not just from the on-site audience but also from viewers nationwide as the regional channel, renowned for its variety shows, enjoys wide viewership.

A shared image of one posing with a latest luxury handbag bought overseas may either elicit likes or lead to perceptions of snobbery, but not many appear to dislike pictures of one in front of centuries-old statues or oil paintings.

From the famous auction houses of New York to a small art supply shop in Arizona, tariffs proposed by the United States on art-related items from China have elicited a quizzical reaction.

"The state government's decision to authorize the construction of the plant has elicited criticism from the Gruenheide citizens' initiative, which argued, among other things that it was located at a "completely unsuitable site" in a water protection area.

"The taxation administration also plans to elicit suggestions on lowering corporations' social security premium rate, to ensure a real cut to their operating costs," Wang said.

Second, China can mull forging an offshore green market to elicit more green bond issuances.

The decision by MSCI may elicit initial inflows of $17 billion to $18 billion into the domestic equity market, according to MSCI estimates.

Tuesday's decision by MSCI may elicit initial inflows of $17 billion to $18 billion into the domestic equity market, according to MSCI estimates.

"The Bond Connect can elicit more different types of institutional investors to participate in the onshore bond market," predicted Angus Hui Tze-fung, Asian fixed income fund manager at Schroder Investment Management (Hong Kong).