SHANGHAI/GUANGZHOU -- As the coronavirus pandemic squeezes consumption around the world, China's export-reliant businesses have started to freeze hiring and lay off workers in a blow to the country's economy as a whole.
"I go to hiring events every day, but I'm struggling to find a job," said Zhao Wenfeng, a former auto factory worker in Suzhou, a city near Shanghai. Zhao was let go while back home for the Lunar New Year holidays as the virus spread across China.
