Meng Lin, who runs an export business, arrived in the city in 1995 after cross-border trade began to make national headlines. At first, she exported clothing and imported timber, but in 1996, she was asked by a Russian trader to pay for imported aluminum with fruits instead of currency.
Mehrmann said he has full confidence in the Chinese economy and the tourism industry, and the total demand for Chinese tourists is significant. Although the short-term impact seems inevitable, it will eventually lead to a dramatic rebound and growth, Mehrmann said.
Meat products are a fast-growing category for the e-commerce giant. Direct sales of meat on JD increased more than 780 percent year-over-year in the first half, with imported meat accounting for more than 30 percent of those sales.
Meanwhile, the domestic market for dairy products, especially the categories of pasteurized milk and dry milk products such as cheese, butter, and milk powder, also holds massive potential, he added.
Meng, the chief financial officer of the Chinese telecom giant, is accused of misrepresenting Huawei's relationship with Skycom in a PowerPoint presentation to HSBC in 2013, and putting the bank at risk of violating US sanctions against Iran, which Meng has denied.
Meanwhile, the three provinces have also seen a continuous outflow of working-age citizens. In Liaoning, the number of people aged between 16 and 59 was down by 492,000 last year, according to the Liaoning Bureau of Statistics.
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Mianguo, or "flour-based fruits", made by pastry chef Wang Zhiqiang. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Meng's defense team has sought classified documents in her fight against US extradition, saying that she was the victim of a conspiracy between the American and Canadian justice departments.
Mehmet Oz, an expert in cardiac surgery and host of the American health television talk series The Dr. Oz Show, talked about his interest in traditional Chinese medicine at the seminar. He believed it's important to strengthen international cooperation to boost nutrition industry in all countries, he said.
Meanwhile, watching concerts, stage plays, comic dialogues and other kinds of shows and exhibitions are also popular and distinctive evening pastimes. For instance, the Lion King musical of Disney has been well received this summer, according to Qunar, a major online travel firm that was earlier acquired by Ctrip.