China’s small-business owners tighten purse strings, embracing frugality as hardships and uncertainties mount

After running a garment production business in Guangdong province for more than 10 years, Wang Mei packed up her sewing machine this year and headed back to her rural countryside home, taking a job selling industrial ink in Dongguan.Meanwhile, Zhang Liang, the owner of a small logistics firm in Shenzhen, intends to put operations on hold and return to his hometown in Hubei province to work as a truck driver at a quarry.Both Wang and Zhang said they expect coronavirus outbreaks and lockdowns to…

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