In the afternoon of October 27, Zhang Jianhua, Chairman of Hiking Group, met with a Japanese Yagi Group delegation composed of Mr. Oshima, permanent secretary of the group, Mr. Suzuki, director of the group, Mr. Honda, chief representative in China of the group and chief officers of Shanghai and Qingdaorepresentative offices.

    Mr. Oshima introduced the group’s business and manufacturing facilities in Shandong Province and expressed the intention to carry out cooperation with Hiking Group in fields like business and brand. The two parties have also exchanged ideas on issues like the raw materials  markup and the labor shortage in factories etc.