China s bicycle industry boosted by pandemic, orders piled up until next year
Liu Caiyu Published: May 05, 2021 06:21 PM
Bicycles and bicycles parts on display at the Shanghai International Bicycle Expo in Shanghai on Wednesday. Photo: Liu Caiyu/GT
The COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled demand for bicycles as a popular means of transportation and propelled exports across the entire industry in China, with some bicycle producers orders piled up into next year.
The Global Times learnt from the China Bicycle Association and industry representatives attending the largest bicycle industry expo in Shanghai on Wednesday that despite the pandemic, China continues to be the biggest bicycle production and export base across the globe, with 60 percent of the total international trade generated from China.