China locks down ‘bauble city’ in blow to supply chains
01 May 2022 - 00:00
The city of Yiwu in eastern China, which exports everything from Christmas baubles to US presidential campaign merchandise, was put into lockdown on Wednesday, the latest blow to global supply chains from the country’s battle to stamp out the coronavirus. ..
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