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David Kirton
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covering South China from Shenzhen for Reuters. All dim sum my own.
“It’ll be very hard for anyone to survive in the U.S. market… for all of us in the cross-border e-commerce business today, this is truly an unprecedented blow.”

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Exclusive: Chinese sellers on Amazon to hike prices or exit US as tariffs soar, association says
The tariffs will severely impact China's small enterprises and manufacturers, the association said.
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April 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Finally some good news
April 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
David Wei had to carry his nephew on his back for 3 km after the younger man suffered a heart attack, staggering down a road being repaired in rural China, while an ambulance took 90 minutes to drive out from the city and save him.
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China's ageing villages face yawning healthcare gap in fragile economy
China's development model is at a crossroads, with a choice between much higher spending on pensions and healthcare or industrial upgrades and urbanization.
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January 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM