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<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="ZTE">ZTE</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cellphone">cellphone</span> <span word="maker">maker</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="Peng">Peng</span> <span word="Liyuan">Liyuan</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="Peng">Peng</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="spotted">spotted</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nubia">Nubia</span> <span word="Z">Z</span>5 <span word="Mini">Mini</span> <span word="handset">handset</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cellphones">cellphones</span>.</p><p>"<span word="China">China</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="from">from</span> '<span word="Made">Made</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="China">China</span>'," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ZTE">ZTE</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="micro">micro</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Peng">Peng</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>.</p><p><span word="Netizens">Netizens</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="Peng">Peng</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boon">boon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shipments">shipments</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bulk">bulk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span>, <span word="ZTE">ZTE</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stocked">stocked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="ZTE">ZTE</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>. <span word="Peng">Peng</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="soaring">soaring</span>.</p><p><span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Zhimin">Zhimin</span>, <span word="dean">dean</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Fudan">Fudan</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Peng">Peng</span> <span word="exudes">exudes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="grace">grace</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sincerity">sincerity</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="charities">charities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conversational">conversational</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p>"<span word="She">She</span> <span word="promotes">promotes</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="tuberculosis">tuberculosis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="warm">warm</span>, <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="usher">usher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="openness">openness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="approachability">approachability</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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