Longer term, analysts believe the pace is likely to slow even further over the coming decade as the authorities pursue a shift towards higher-quality growth, and grapple with the gradual aging of the country's population.
Now that they have heard Gen. David H. Petraeus, some key Republicans said Tuesday that they would still pursue a shift of mission for United States troops, though they appeared unlikely to join Democrats in trying to set a fixed deadline for withdrawal.
As the NYT reports: "some key Republicans said Tuesday that they would still pursue a shift of mission [but] they appeared unlikely to join Democrats in trying to set a fixed deadline for withdrawal".
"Do not overinterpret" Mr. Chen's comments, Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, said before leaving on a hastily scheduled trip to the United States to reassure American officials that the island is not pursuing a major shift in strategy.
When asked why he was pursuing such a shift in his musical style by adopting electronic music, Idol responded that he had attempted to incorporate technology in his older work, but found the equipment of the late '70s and early '80s too limiting and gave up.
R&D contracts and RFAs place limits on the topics and approaches that can be pursued, so a shift away from them will lead to fewer intellectual constraints being placed on researchers.
At the same time, China is also pursuing a goal of "harmonious urbanisation" and the shift to intelligent cities.
Dr. Doshi, after receiving undergraduate and master's degrees in anthropology and East Asian studies from Brown and Harvard, had shifted focus and was pursuing a doctorate at M.I.T., studying the intersection of medicine and politics.
Both groups performed a dynamic lateral weight shift task in a semi-squat position, pursuing a predefined trajectory with their centre of pressure.
She then shifted to an attack on the Environmental Protection Agency, which she claimed was "pursuing a political agenda instead of a scientific agenda".
