Orders Decline, Wages Drop in China’s Dongguan, Once a Buzzing Factory Hub, Residents Say

Orders Decline, Wages Drop in China’s Dongguan, Once a Buzzing Factory Hub, Residents Say

Dongguan, a major city in China’s southern Guangdong province, was once renowned as a “high-wage manufacturing hub” but is now experiencing significant decline amid the nation’s sluggish economy. Companies are seeing fewer orders, and that’s leading to wage reductions, according to local workers and industry professionals who spoke to The Epoch Times in recent days. Zhao, a factory manager who gave only his last name out of fear of reprisal from…