An elderly woman pushes a cart after searching through rubbish bins to collect recyclable items to sell, along a street near the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2021. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images
Economies have undergone painful changes over the past several years due to international crises.
Julia Ye
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Julia Ye is an Australian-based reporter who joined The Epoch Times in 2021. She mainly covers China-related issues and has been a reporter since 2003.