China, the world’s shopping giant


Deals galore: A Nanjing university turned its hall into a store to keep items students bought during the Singles’ Day bonanza.

Despite a trade war with the US and a softening economy, the Chinese shattered sales records on Singles’ Day. 

BUY, buy and buy. This was what many Chinese did last Sunday over a 24-hour online buying frenzy known as the Double 11 Global Shopping Festival.

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