Traders stung by crackdown
By Qian Yanfeng and Zhao Yanrong | China Daily | Updated: 2009-10-21 08:30
A stall at Yabaolu market carries a notice for a new leasee yesterday in Beijing. Wang Jing |
Sales in the Russian trading district of Yabao Road, also known as Russian town, have dropped by 70 percent since the economic crisis, forcing the closure of nearly 600 Chinese businesses, according to one proprietor.
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