He began to learn Chinese and continued to visit the country. He witnessed huge changes over the years-the construction of high buildings, the proliferation of cars and an overall increase in wealth.
He hoped Russia-China relations would achieve greater progress to benefit both countries and the world at large.
He noted that China has put forward the important Belt and Road Initiative, while the African Continental Free Trade Area is gradually taking shape and African countries are making progress in seeking development paths that suit their national conditions.
He discounted remarks by those who say the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - are trapped by economic woes from their reliance on export-oriented growth. Xiao said China and other BRICS members have the potential to play a greater role in supporting global economic recovery.
He cautioned that such "protest vote" tactics may hurt the voters themselves, as some winning candidates, with little expertise and experience in serving the community, may fail to identify and serve their respective neighborhoods' needs. More importantly, they may prioritize political issues after assuming office, which may bring no good to livelihood improvement and fuel the ongoing unrest, he added.
He expanded the planting area in 2015 with the fruits selling well.
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He bought The Washington Post to help support American democracy.
He has been fascinated lately with Su Song's book Bencao Tujing?("Illustrated Pharmacopoeia", hailing it as "a timeless teacher" that he sees great value in translating.
He called for urgent measures to tighten regulation of drug production and sales, better management of physicians' compensation, and encouraging changes in the behavior of both doctors and patients.
He bought the house because he was getting married, he said, and his wife is now expecting a baby. In fact he had previously not expected to buy a house so early because the deposit, 1.5 million yuan, would usually be far too much for a young couple under the age of 30.