Economics
Virus Going Global Means China’s Factories Will Get Hit Again
- Chinese exporters face weaker overseas demand, higher prices
- “The feedback loop is emerging,” says Natixis economist
Employees wear protective face masks at a factory in Shanghai.
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Just as China’s factories get back on their feet after being laid low by the coronavirus, a drop in demand from their biggest trading partners around the world is coming back to give them another hit.