Private Sector Struggles In Major Chinese Industrial Base As Export Orders Shrink: Local Businessmen

Authored by Alex Wu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Amid China’s persistently sluggish economy, Zhejiang Province, a major production and industrial base in eastern China, is seeing a decline in trade orders as private enterprises struggle to stay afloat, according to industry professionals who spoke with The Epoch Times. As the “hollowing out” of the private sector economy in mainland China intensifies, profit margins for industrial enterprises in Zhejiang have been under pressure since 2024, local industry insiders say. The coastal province bordering the megacity of Shanghai is an economic powerhouse for China. It ranked fourth nationwide in gross…