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What one talks about when one talks about chuhai | Following the Yuan
While there’s an overlap between export and chuhai, the latter is much more complex, involving not just sales but also investment, manufacturing…
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Yaling Jiang
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It's never been so easy to be a spy 📸 | Following the Yuan
The business behind #Maskpark, China’s largest known digital sex crime ring — and why it might harm the country’s plummeting birth rate and continue to…
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Yaling Jiang
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'China’s Hermès’ Laopu Gold and the search for Chinese luxury | Following the Yuan
Every few years, Chinese consumers hear about yet another brand that claims to be China’s Hermès. What makes a brand luxury, and will China ever have…
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Junjie Wang
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