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BT 201810 340x458 If you look at the International School of Tianjin (IST) from the sky, you may notice something different. 380 solar panels lie soaking up the last of the summer sun in a brilliant attempt to reduce IST’s environmental footprint. Business Tianjin was lucky enough to interact with the Director of IST, Mr. Steve Moody, about how this bright idea came about and who the masterminds behind it were. You can be part of this Green Team story, which represents a unique opportunity to invest in the future of our children.

We were impressed not only at how the students themselves care enough about sustainability and the environment to initiate the Green Team Solar Panel Project, but also the encouragement provided by the board and staff members in allowing these students to voice their ideas. It truly is inspirational.

Having recently been appointed General Manager of All-legend Hotel Business Division, Tiens Group, Mr. Huang is on a mission to bring his extensive experience gained in both the West and in China to successfully undertake its re-launch. John Huang has shared with us his ambitious plans to bring one of the only resorts providing hot springs that was previously tucked away in Wuqing District in Tianjin, into limelight.

Individual Income Tax reform has attracted high level of attention from people and the extent of its impact is large. You can finally learn about this important reform in the section of Tax & Finance in collaboration with PwC.

President Trump’s policies are proving to be ineffective thus far. His tariffs failed to stem the growing Chinese surplus with the US. Producer price index and China’s trade surplus with the world also decreased. Growth abroad and in the domestic market is softening. Many sectors are slowing down to touch their lowest levels in many years, which may be a cause of worry. Economists believe that weakness in the Chinese economy could render it more vulnerable to the trade spat. Hopefully, measures by the government will turn things back in the right direction.

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如果你鸟瞰天津经济技术开发区国际学校天津分校，您可能会发现一些不同的东西。380个太阳能电池板正在吸收夏日最后的阳光。《津衛商務》很幸运地听IST校长Steve Moody讲述了整个项目的产生和发展过程，以及背后的主导者是谁。

黄先生最近被任命为天狮集团奥蓝际德酒店事业部总经理，他的使命是在西方和中国积累丰富的经验，成功重新开幕酒店。

个人所得税改革引起了人们的高度关注，其影响程度也很大。您可以与普华永道合作，最终了解税务与财务部门的这一重要改革。

到目前为止，特朗普总统的政策被证明是无效的。他的关税未能阻止中国对美国的盈余增长。

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CONTENTS

06 BIZ BRIEFS
10 ECONOMY: Slow Down

12 FEATURE STORY: Efforts to Reduce US Dollar Hegemony