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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin displays a tea set he brought from Uruguay for Mate tea at LOKO steakhouse in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, June 20, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the a

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin's wife Zhang Jin (R) cuts steaks at LOKO steakhouse in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, June 20, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin displays the steak he just cooked at LOKO steakhouse in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, June 20, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a

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"Laowai" in China | Uruguayan businessman embraces life and work in Yangtze River city

(240720) -- WUHU, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Martin seasons the steak at LOKO steakhouse in the ancient city of Wuhu in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province, June 20, 2024. Gabriel Martin is a 40-year-old businessman from Uruguay. Now he has settled in Wuhu City of east China's Anhui Province, running a steakhouse near the Qingyi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. Martin was deeply impressed by China while watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on TV when he was 24 and later granted an opportunity to continue his study in east China's Shanghai in 2012. During his stay in Shanghai, he realized that China's huge market and Uruguay's large production of high-quality beef could be a great match. Therefore, Martin embarked on the beef trade between China and Uruguay and met his wife Zhang Jin. In 2017, they settled in Zhang's hometown of Wuhu City. While continuing import business of beef, Martin opened a steakhouse with his wife in the ancient city of Wuhu, a commercial bloc

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Deepening China-Uruguay ties brings new opportunities: Uruguayan businessman

STORY: Deepening China-Uruguay ties brings new opportunities: Uruguayan businessman SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 26, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: WUHU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): GABRIEL MARTIN, Owner of LOKO steakhouse, China's Wuhu STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): GABRIEL MARTIN, Owner of LOKO steakhouse, China's Wuhu "Hello, my name is Gabriel Martin. I come from Uruguay. I have been doing meat trading, meat exporting to China for over 13 years, and we have a steakhouse located in Wuhu City, Anhui Province. In November, our president Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou from Uruguay came to China to strengthen the relationship between Uruguay and China. We are very happy that both countries are cooperating and signing a lot of agreements. Now, Uruguay can export beef offal to China, and the other one is that the quarantine of the animals when we export meat. The quarantine, it would be half of the time, reducing from 90 days to 46 days. And now we are strengthe

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Uruguayan businessman gains successful career, love in China's Wuhu

STORY: Uruguayan businessman gains successful career, love in China's Wuhu DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the steakhouse 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GABRIEL MARTIN, Owner of LOKO steakhouse 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG JIN, Martin's wife 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GABRIEL MARTIN, Owner of LOKO steakhouse 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHANG JIN, Martin's wife 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): GABRIEL MARTIN, Owner of LOKO steakhouse 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): GABRIEL MARTIN, Owner of LOKO steakhouse STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GABRIEL MARTIN, Owner of LOKO steakhouse "Hello, my name is Gabriel Martin. I come from Uruguay. This is my 10th year living in China and sixth year (that I have been) married with Jin." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG JIN, Martin's wife "I used to be engaged in red wine trade in Shanghai, and my husband did beef trade. Red wine and red meat go well together, so the two of us go well together." SOUNDBITE 3 (English): G

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