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What China’s 20th National Congress Means for Fashion

Xi Jinping has secured a precedent-breaking third term as president and elevated party loyalists to key positions, indicating the country’s government will stick to its zero-Covid policies and prioritise security concerns over economic growth.

Citizens watch a live broadcast of the meeting of Chinese and foreign journalists held by the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee on a street in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. — People in the streets of Hangzhou watch a live broadcast of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th Communist Party National Congress. (Getty Images)

Zoe Suen

25 October 2022

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In markets that are especially opaque, business leaders glean insights from wherever they can. When the market in question is China, a one-party state and the world’s second-largest economy, fashion executives would be wise to listen carefully as the government puts forward its vision for the next five years — even if it is delivered at a ceremony peppered with unfamiliar choreography and ambiguous metaphors.

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Zoe Suen

Zoe Suen is a contributing writer at The Business of Fashion. Suen is a freelance writer, editor, and consultant who writes about luxury fashion and beauty.

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