A McDonald’s delivery man rides past an abandoned railway track near residential buildings in Beijing in May 2017. Photo: AP A McDonald’s delivery man rides past an abandoned railway track near residential buildings in Beijing in May 2017. Photo: AP
A McDonald’s delivery man rides past an abandoned railway track near residential buildings in Beijing in May 2017. Photo: AP
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Why consumer boycotts of US brands in China might hit Chinese companies the hardest

Stephen Vines says if a patriotism-fuelled boycott of US products in China gets under way, the Chinese companies behind these brands would be the worst affected

Stephen Vines
Stephen Vines

Updated: 10:31pm, 29 Aug, 2018

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A McDonald’s delivery man rides past an abandoned railway track near residential buildings in Beijing in May 2017. Photo: AP A McDonald’s delivery man rides past an abandoned railway track near residential buildings in Beijing in May 2017. Photo: AP
A McDonald’s delivery man rides past an abandoned railway track near residential buildings in Beijing in May 2017. Photo: AP
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Stephen Vines

Stephen Vines

Stephen Vines is a Hong Kong based writer and journalist. He has worked in Asia for The Guardian‚ The Daily Telegraph‚ and The Independent‚ and was a consultant editor for The Asia Times.