Chinese state entities in at least 8 provinces are directing employees to use local brands, escalating efforts to promote domestic products over foreign ones.

Multiple 🇨🇳 state firms and government departments across at least 8 provinces — including the prosperous coast — instructed employees in the past month or two to start carrying local brands.

That’s a major step-up from around September, when a small number of agencies in… pic.twitter.com/5j3Ngci7aE

— Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) December 15, 2023

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