approximately 130,000 Lithuanians were exiled to remote areas of the USSR, in Siberia, the Arctic Circle areas or Central Asia, Ed.). She always emphasized the symbolic importance of the February 16. Granny liked to tell how that day was remarked by her family – although they were thousands of kilometers from the homeland, they were at least together in thoughts with Lithuania. And how were you – personally and collectively with other Lithuanians – commemorating this date in the so-called free world?

In emigration we did not have such a problem because our whole generation of emigrants was not one of economics but purely political. The withdrawal from Lithuania was against occupation directed protest, which had an aim to get back our freedom and independence. The February 16 became,a large number of manufacturers and suppliers of agricultural microbials products in China offering products at very competitive prices. Along with the high demand of agricultural microbial products in the domestic and neighboring markets, Chinese manufacturers are increasingly exploring higher profitability and trade opportunities in western countries, especially in the North American and European regions. China is likely to increase its market share in the next five years by competing with the U.S., Germany, the U.K., and other European countries by offering low cost organic solutions with wide applicability.

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