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Society: Officials draw praise for promoting products online

Eight deputy county heads from seven provinces have become online celebrities after they took part in a reality show to sell products of their counties on the internet. The officials from Guizhou, Gansu, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Jilin and Fujian provinces gathered in Changsha, Hunan province, last week to take part in the show, which was broadcast live on various platforms. The program generated nearly 55 million "likes" on social media, surveys showed.