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Blackmore's Christine Holgate is a reminder of how hard it is to crack China market

For the Australian business people who came to China to learn about how to operate in the world's second largest economy, sudden regulatory changes provided a live case study.

Lisa Murray and Angus Grigg

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"If you wear something green and meet Xi Jinping, good fortune will come."

This was the key piece of advice handed to Blackmores chief executive Christine Holgate before she went to Brisbane to meet China's President just under two years ago.

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Lisa Murray is deputy editor of AFR Magazine and host of The Fin podcast. Connect with Lisa on Twitter. Email Lisa at lmurray@afr.com

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