Chinese Authorities’ Call for Consumers to Replace Old Appliances With New Ones Backfires

Chinese Authorities’ Call for Consumers to Replace Old Appliances With New Ones Backfires
Robotic arms made by industrial robot manufacturer KUKA at its factory owned by Chinese home appliances giant Midea Group in Foshan, in China's southern Guangdong Province, on July 7, 2022. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images
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With the Chinese economy faltering and domestic demand weakening, the authorities are implementing a policy of replacing old appliances with new ones, causing uproar among netizens.