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Can China’s cosmetics brands rival K-beauty and refashion global markets?

China's cosmetics exports rose 8.7% to $3.99 billion in 2025, narrowing the gap with South Korea, whose exports increased 11.8% to $10.3 billion, driven by domestic demand and overseas expansion.

Summary by South China Morning Post
Once the top export market for South Korean cosmetics, Chinese firms lead at home and have made headway overseas – but gaps remain.

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Can China’s cosmetics brands rival K-beauty and refashion global markets?

Once the top export market for South Korean cosmetics, Chinese firms lead at home and have made headway overseas – but gaps remain.

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Will beauty be next industry where China competes with Korea?

HONG KONG — Like many of her classmates, Xie Roumei, a 28-year-old accountant from China’s Fujian province, started using Korean cosmetics in high...

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PressNewsAgency broke the news in on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
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