Secretary Lu's solicitous behavior wasn't hard to understand.
Leaders of any Fortune 500 company are big figures in any country, some even directly influencing presidential elections and national policies, meeting with government leaders as if they were meeting ordinary people.
In fact, when people like them visit small countries, heads of state personally receive them. Some top-ranking Fortune 500 business leaders receive personal audiences even from leaders of major countries.
All this, for they represent the pinnacle of the business world today and the wealthiest of the elite.
For example, the visit today by Chairman Piao Tianchang of the Xianxing Group would normally warrant a personal reception by the leaders of Dongyue Province.