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Tasmania's lavender bear smells potential of gigantic Chinese market

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Published Fri, Jan 2, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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    Nabowla, Australia

    WHEN Chinese President Xi Jinping stepped onto the airport tarmac in Australia's smallest state of Tasmania last November, he was presented with a purple-coloured fluffy toy called Bobbie.

    The welcome gift he received - stuffed with lavender and wheat - was not in the shape of the southern island's iconic Tasmanian devil, but instead a teddy bear that has captured the hearts and wallets of Chinese consumers.

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