Domestic spending is trying slowly to recover, but it's still a long way from where it would be if China had not pursued this zero-covid policy. If it hadn't had a pandemic to battle, confidence has been dented and people are a little bit cautious about splashing out even now that they have an opportunity to do so. The rest of the world is battling a slowdown, partly engineered by central banks, who were worried about inflation. So that has dented demand in some of China's big markets.
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