This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: The reigning champions of China’s premier soccer league cease operations; Chinese President Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 declares “total victory” in the government’s mission to eradicate poverty; and expansion in China’s manufacturing sector continues to slow. 

In addition, we speak with Caixin Global reporter Tang Ziyi about a public relations disaster at one of China’s biggest ecommerce platforms, Pinduoduo.