### ⚠️ **Chinese factories are slowing down production** – the world is feeling the consequences 🌍💥
**📉 Production is declining:**
Against the backdrop of new high tariffs from the USA (up to 145%!), Chinese factories in the provinces of **Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Fujian** are suspending operations. Some businesses are completely shutting down for weeks, and workers are being put on unpaid leave. 🏭❌
**🧳 Workers sent home:**
– "Our export orders have disappeared," says a factory worker in Fujian.
– At a toy factory in Zhejiang, workers have gone on leave for 2 weeks.
– In **Dongguan**, workers were paid the minimum and sent home for a month.
**📦 Blow to exports to the USA:**
The USA accounted for **15% of all Chinese exports**, and now demand has **sharply decreased**. Major clients have halted orders. Even high-tech companies like **Stellarmed** are laying off employees and sending them to staffing agencies. ❗
**💬 Expert opinion:**
Han Dunfan, founder of China Labour Bulletin:
> "This is the beginning of a long-term transformation. Some factories will close forever. Workers will become victims of the process." ⚙️💔
**📉 Fewer orders mean fewer working hours:**
Previously active factories like Yuanguan Technology are now operating only **a couple of hours a week**. Overtime and weekend shifts have been canceled. Hiring freezes are the new norm.
### 🏛️ **What is the Chinese government doing?**
Cities like **Shenzhen** and **Dongguan** have announced **financial support** for manufacturers to compensate for the damage from the broken supply chain. 📊
### ⛽ **Alternative: oil and independence**
While exports are suffering, Beijing **invests $80 billion in its own oil production**!
China is now among the **top 5 oil-producing countries** in the world. ⛽
> The goal is **to reduce dependence on imports**, especially from the USA and the Middle East.
**⚠️ The world is entering a new phase of global trade, where old chains are breaking down and new ones are just being built.** Those who adapt will survive. 🌐⚖️
