Those stores are located mostly in first-tier and second-tier cities, but we are sure that it will penetrate into a broader Chinese market, in the third-tier and fourth-tier cities, " Liu says."

这些专卖店都将落户于中国的一线和二线城市，但是我们也肯定，中国的三线和丝线城市也将是中国的一大市场。

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On Feb. 26, the previously low-profile company, which controls more than 400 office properties in second-tier cities and suburbs, was thrust into the limelight when Related Cos. and Corvex Management LP announced they had purchased nearly 10% of the company and offered to buy the remainder.

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"China's wealth is spreading beyond the entertainment industry's traditionally big markets in eastern cities like Beijing and Shanghai, and moving further out into second- and third-tier cities, " says Echo Yang, who compiled the list for Forbes China.

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