Buckle up, everyone; this post is going to be a long one. Today, I wanted to discuss the matter of conspicuous consumption: the art of spending relatively large sums of money on luxury goods. When you ...

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A worker checks the operation of a carbon fiber production line at a factory in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. [Photo by Geng Yuhe/for China Daily] At the Central Economic Work Conference held on Dec ...

At the Central Economic Work Conference held on Dec 15 and 16, it was pointed out that the Chinese economy faces quite high pressure, but with its strong potential and vitality, the economy is ...