China locks down ‘bauble city’ in blow to supply chains

01 May 2022 - 00:00
By Bloomberg News

The city of Yiwu in eastern China, which exports everything from Christmas baubles to U.S. 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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