摘要
KNOWN as the woman who "dares to eat crabs" (meaning courageous), Liu Weican was the first person to bring in foreign investment to China 17 years ago, causing a sensation and catching the attention of the press. Now 70 years old, Liu Weican is chairman of the board of directors of the Sino-American joint venture Huamei Cigarette Company Ltd. Liu’s company of 320 workers has earned a profit of 1.7 billion yuan since 1988. Liu herself has been cited as a "National March 8 Pacesetter" and awarded the "National May 1 st Labor Prize," the highest award for