China's 'Shein Village' dims amid country's economic shift

Labor-intensive industries move to Southeast Asia as wages rise at home

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Guangzhou’s Panyu district is filled with small Shein suppliers that have employees who are aging. (Photo by Yuri Momoi)

YURI MOMOI

GUANGZHOU -- A Guangzhou district that forms the backbone of online retailer Shein's supply chain shows how China's role as the world's factory is likely to continue even as business and production models change, and the global order becomes realigned.

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