I am confused about the tense of the sentence
Mr Ni emphasized on the combination of culture and industry. He deems that only cuture can add value to industry.

it's an interview, emphaized and deems? is these two tense contradicted?

Question

I am confused about the tense of the sentence
Mr Ni emphasized on the combination of culture and industry. He deems that only cuture can add value to industry.

it's an interview, emphaized and deems? is these two tense contradicted?

Answer

It can go both way. If you're only looking at what he said in the past, then yes you would use 'deemed'. However, Mr. Ni still holds the viewpoint that culture can add value to industry, so present tense also works here.

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