Two Surprising Economic Stories from China
05 December 2025

Two Surprising Economic Stories from China

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Today’s episode explores a pair of business stories in China that may be unexpected. We hear about the robust service industry springing up as young people in China increasingly choose having pets over having children. And we go to the Chinese town where nearly all of an iconic Russian handicraft are actually produced.

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