Michel Humbert, Senior Adviser to Yantai Investment Development Board (Yantai IDB), was chosen as one of the 10 newsmakers in Shandong Province last year.

　　He was bestowed the National Friendship Award at a ceremony in Beijing with other 49 foreign experts in Sep. 2005 for their contributions to the country's economic and social development.

　　Like Bethune, the 70-year-old Humbert, a French businessman who has been in China for nearly 20 years, has devoted himself to promoting China's economic development, asking for little in return.

　　With Humbert's help, more than 800 foreign companies have set up branches or businesses in Yantai over the past five years. He has been acting as a bridge, linking Yantai with the world.

　　He was awarded honorary citizenship of Yantai and the Friendship Medal of Shandong in 2002.