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Asia’s infatuation with Western expansion has hit a few speed bumps. EU legislators and watchdogs have put guardrails in place against the proliferation of cheap, unsustainable imports, and brands are devising production alternatives to dependence on Chinese manufacturing. Consumer sentiment is changing, and questions have been raised about whether the Chinese model is durable in the long term.
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