ANTI-AMERICAN FEELINGS WERE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH DURING HER MOST RECENT TRIP TO CHINA, MARGARET KENG, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF ATLANTA-BASED TRANSNATIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES, INC., REPORTED ON MAY 2 TO THE ASIA COMMITTEE OF THE METRO ATLANTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. BUT MS. KENG SAID THAT DESPITE THESE FEELINGS, THE CHINESE REMAINED OPEN TO DOING BUSINESS WITH AMERICANS.
“IT’S STILL A GOOD TIME TO GET IN,” SHE SAID. “THERE IS A CHINESE SAYING THAT YOU CAN CATCH BIG FISH WHEN THE WATER IS MUDDY.”
DURING HER VISIT MARCH 20-APRIL 22, SHE ARRANGED FOR HER SKINCARE PRODUCTS TO BE SOLD IN MORE DEPARTMENT STORES INCLUDING A NEWLY OPENED YANSHA STORE IN BEIJING, AND SHE PRESENTED NEW BUILDING MATERIALS TO CHINESE OFFICIALS WHO WILL CONSIDER WHETHER THEY MAY BE IMPORTED INTO CHINA.
SHE SAID THAT ALMOST ALL CONSUMER PRODUCTS IN BEIJING, INCLUDING GROCERIES, HAD INCREASED IN PRICE, SOME AS MUCH AS 50% IN COMPARISON TO SIX MONTHS AGO.
MS. KENG ALSO VISITED HONG KONG, WHERE SHE MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR CLIENTS TO OBTAIN HOUSING IN ATLANTA DURING THE SUMMER GAMES, AND ZHENZHOU IN HENAN PROVINCE WHERE SHE MET WITH REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, MS. KENG MAY BE REACHED AT (770) 436-1388; FAX, (770) 434-2425.