Meeting between State Tobacco Monopoly Administration and JTI Executives

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May.08.2024
Meeting between State Tobacco Monopoly Administration and JTI Executives
Wang Gongcheng, Deputy Director of State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, met with JTI President for Asia Pacific, Bob Yi, in Beijing.

On May 7th, Wang Gongcheng, a member of the Party group and Deputy Director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, met with a visiting delegation led by Bao Biyi, President of Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Asia Pacific. The two sides held friendly discussions during the meeting in Beijing.

 

Officials from the State Administration for Foreign Affairs, the Development Planning Department, China Tobacco Sales Corporation, and China National Tobacco International Group Limited attended the meeting.

 

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