Beijing sits tight on its consumer trade-in program as it loses steam
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Beijing's consumer-goods trade-in program is dying a slow death. On July 22, the commerce ministry (MofCom) revealed that the flagship consumption-boosting program drove RMB 1.1 trillion in related sales in H1 this year – nearly 30% less than in 2025. The slowdown surprised no one: Over the previous...