After meeting Karim Masimov, the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, in Beijing, Li Keqiang, the Premier of the State Council of China, immediately flew to Zhengzhou, Henan on the afternoon of December 14 to host the 14thMeeting of the Council of Heads of Governments (Prime Ministers) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States.

The media noticed that China always paid great attention to highlighting China’s local characteristics in recent significant foreign affairs activities. This international meeting was held in Henan Province where Li Keqiang once worked for a long time, thus the welcoming banquet of the night was also integrated with many local elements of Henan.

Except that the two banquet wines were Beijing Chateau Changyu AFIP Global dry red and Yantai Chateau Changyu-Castel dry white, most of the dishes or ingredients were related to those of Henan, for example, Central Plains cold dish platter, Qixian County mashed purple sweet potato, Henan featured stewed noodles, etc. all embodied strong “Henan flavor”.