His eyes brightened, and he blurted out, "Exactly! I am the Chairman of Yukos Group! Now Yukos Group has extensive business dealings with the domestic market and on this basis, we are also planning to continue to increase investment in China and expand our business scope. I can visit as the Chairman of Yukos Group to discuss investment matters with the related domestic departments."
There were indeed many advantages to using this identity.
For one thing, he could visit China publicly as "Mikhail" without causing any confusion or suspicion among others, and the reason for carrying out Group business was very reasonable.
Secondly, there would be no need for reciprocal state protocol by the domestic side, making it just a regular business visit.
The domestic departments responsible for receiving him would not need to involve the "state" entities, and enterprises such as CNPC and Sinopec could represent the receiving party, which actually made things much more convenient for Wang Ye.