Similarly, the need for coordinating provincial-level affairs led to delegating high-ranking central government dignitaries to serve as regional commanders (zongbing guan) and governor-like grand coordinators (xunfu) in the provinces.
The so-called Temple of Five Lords (Wugongsi) near Haikuo, which commemorates five disgraced high-ranking central government officials from Tang (618 907) and Song (960 1279) times, is also a popular destination for tourists.
SHANGHAI — The Australian central bank plans to invest some of its foreign currency reserves in Chinese government bonds for the first time, part of a wider move to deepen financial ties with China, the country's biggest trading partner, a high-ranking central banker said Wednesday.
The assassination of Andrei Kozlov, Russia's second-ranking central banker, provides a political test for President Vladimir Putin and a test of nerves for foreign bankers and investors who have started to put more faith in a successful outcome to the country's transition from financial lawlessness to a modern economy.
In 2003, reportedly after the daughter of a Chinese high-ranking central government official gambled away more than $150,000 in the town, the border was sealed and Chinese soldiers crossed over to shut down several casinos.
In contrast, the following regions had little land area ranking high: Central Coast (9%), Colorado River (3%), San Francisco Bay (4%), South Coast (9%), and Tulare Lake (10%).
But the biggest change is to the rankings of central and eastern European economies.
Findings were similar to the main results, with identical rankings of central estimates for key results in Table 3 (results not shown).
Her appointment would feature prominently in the debate over the lack of high ranking women in central banking and other prominent positions.
At the bottom of the rankings was the Central African Republic, with Chad, Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo ranking just above.
In choosing this as the topic, the major consideration is that the resident registration system reform has seen several breakthroughs in various aspects, many cities are speeding it up, and that high-ranking officials in central government, including Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, have stated their position on the reform in many public occasions.
