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We're in Santa’s grotto – sort of - a Chinese city that some call the Christmas capital of the world.
With 75,000 traders, across 50,000 stores, Yiwu offers the world’s largest wholesale market across a labyrinth of arcades.
But at a time of growing trade tensions with the US, who’s actually buying the tinsel this year?
If you'd like to send us an email, our address is [email protected]
Presenter: Ed Butler
(Picture: Crowds of people walking through Yiwu wholesale market. Credit: BBC/Wang Xiqing)
By BBC World Service4.4
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We're in Santa’s grotto – sort of - a Chinese city that some call the Christmas capital of the world.
With 75,000 traders, across 50,000 stores, Yiwu offers the world’s largest wholesale market across a labyrinth of arcades.
But at a time of growing trade tensions with the US, who’s actually buying the tinsel this year?
If you'd like to send us an email, our address is [email protected]
Presenter: Ed Butler
(Picture: Crowds of people walking through Yiwu wholesale market. Credit: BBC/Wang Xiqing)

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