While China has supported economic growth by keeping its ports and factories humming, the lack of real demand has hit profits, in turn squeezing workers through wage cuts and forcing them to moonlight. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/16/economy/china-economy-pay-cuts-side-hustles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #jobs #economy #economicindicators