Chinese Consumers Weather Trade War in First Holiday Test

Shoppers in the Sanlitun retail area in Beijing, on May 1.

Photographer: Na Bian/Bloomberg
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Chinese consumers persevered at malls and restaurants during one of the country’s busiest holiday periods, though sentiment remains shaky against the backdrop of a new trade war with the US.