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03.23.17Here’s What Happens to the Athletic Wear Industry When China Starts Going to the Gym
Quartz
If the world’s big sportswear brands could invent a country with just the right mix of ingredients to fuel their businesses for years to come, it would look a lot like present-day China.
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12.22.16China’s Millennial Consumers: What Victoria’s Secret Got Wrong, and Nike Got Right
Forbes
Chinese millennials are conflicted between their national pride and their love for western brands
Viewpoint
05.16.14
Government Steps Up To Labor’s Demands
On April 14, most of the 40,000 workers at the Dongguan Yue Yuen shoe factory—supplier to Nike, Adidas, and other international brands—began what would become a two-week work stoppage. While there are thousands of strikes in China every year, the...
Culture
03.06.13
Lei Lei: A Sketch of the Animator As a Young Man
Lei Lei, a.k.a. Ray Lei, 27, is one of the best-known animators in China. Unlike many other smart kids of his generation who graduated from China’s top universities, he went off the beaten path early in his career and never turned back. In a country...