Singles Day looking shaky despite China's run on Australia milk powder

By Philip Wen
Updated November 10 2015 - 5:23pm, first published 6:59am
Qiu Haijing employs more than 100 workers making and selling car seat covers via Taobao, a popular Chinese online shopping portal. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Qiu Haijing employs more than 100 workers making and selling car seat covers via Taobao, a popular Chinese online shopping portal. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Shopowner Huang says orders have halved since last year. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Shopowner Huang says orders have halved since last year. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Production continues but demand is slumping. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Production continues but demand is slumping. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Qiu Haijing employs more than 100 workers making and selling car seat covers via Taobao, a popular Chinese online shopping portal. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Qiu Haijing employs more than 100 workers making and selling car seat covers via Taobao, a popular Chinese online shopping portal. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Shopowner Huang says orders have halved since last year. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Shopowner Huang says orders have halved since last year. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Production continues but demand is slumping. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Production continues but demand is slumping. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Qiu Haijing employs more than 100 workers making and selling car seat covers via Taobao, a popular Chinese online shopping portal. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Qiu Haijing employs more than 100 workers making and selling car seat covers via Taobao, a popular Chinese online shopping portal. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Shopowner Huang says orders have halved since last year. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Shopowner Huang says orders have halved since last year. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Production continues but demand is slumping. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Production continues but demand is slumping. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Qiu Haijing employs more than 100 workers making and selling car seat covers via Taobao, a popular Chinese online shopping portal. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Qiu Haijing employs more than 100 workers making and selling car seat covers via Taobao, a popular Chinese online shopping portal. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Shopowner Huang says orders have halved since last year. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Shopowner Huang says orders have halved since last year. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Production continues but demand is slumping. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Production continues but demand is slumping. Photo: Sanghee Liu
One car-seat cover manufacturer, Shen Xuejiao, has seen sales plunge. Photo: Sanghee Liu
One car-seat cover manufacturer, Shen Xuejiao, has seen sales plunge. Photo: Sanghee Liu
One car-seat cover manufacturer, Shen Xuejiao, has seen sales plunge. Photo: Sanghee Liu
One car-seat cover manufacturer, Shen Xuejiao, has seen sales plunge. Photo: Sanghee Liu
One car-seat cover manufacturer, Shen Xuejiao, has seen sales plunge. Photo: Sanghee Liu
One car-seat cover manufacturer, Shen Xuejiao, has seen sales plunge. Photo: Sanghee Liu
One car-seat cover manufacturer, Shen Xuejiao, has seen sales plunge. Photo: Sanghee Liu
One car-seat cover manufacturer, Shen Xuejiao, has seen sales plunge. Photo: Sanghee Liu

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