Six e-commerce platforms held a special online event to help farmers and food producers from Hubei province sell their goods on April 8, the day provincial capital Wuhan reopened after a 76-day lockdown, ThePaper.cn reported.

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During the event, local officials became livestream hosts, selling local specialties such as tea leaves, navel oranges and crayfish.

An executive from Alibaba announced via video link a plan to purchase more agricultural produce from Hubei, including 1 billion yuan of crayfish and 50 million yuan of navel oranges.

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At the event, China’s e-commerce giant JD.com signed an agreement with the bureau of agriculture and rural affairs of Hubei to establish online sales channels, build an industrial belt of fresh products and cultivate brands, and develop Hubei’s best known industries.

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