国内英语资讯:Economic Watch: 40 years on, the rising power of Chinese consumers
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 15-- <span word="Decades">Decades</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="marketplace">marketplace</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="dull">dull</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1978 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> -- <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span>, <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="marching">marching</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dash">dash</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p><span word="BUYING">BUYING</span> <span word="FROM">FROM</span> <span word="GLOBE">GLOBE</span></p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nuts">nuts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="firecrackers">firecrackers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poetic">poetic</span> <span word="couplets">couplets</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="German">German</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>, <span word="French">French</span> <span word="steaks">steaks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seafood">seafood</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="fraction">fraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> 500 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mall">mall</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="only">only</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zhengzhou">Zhengzhou</span>, <span word="central">central</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ingredients">ingredients</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="exotic">exotic</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="delicacies">delicacies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tables">tables</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="specialties">specialties</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p>
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