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The ‘blind box’ (miniature) toys, first popularised in Japan, have fixated China in recent years, driving a booming second-hand market and decorating the desks of white-collar workers across the country. AFP Tiny unicorns and cartoon girls in clown costumes line the shelves of Wang Zhaoxue’s study in Beijing – tokens of China’s mania for “blind boxes” that has made fortunes for toymakers and even caught the attention of those in power. The 18-year-old music student is one of the legions of young Chinese hooked on snaffling up the toys – from pop art-inspired figurines to mini-archaeological treasures – to complete whole “ranges” through endless purchases. ....
Sunday, 02 May 2021 07:58 AM MYT Music student Wang Zhaoxue showing the ‘blind box’ toys she collected, during an interview at her home in Beijing. AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. BEIJING, May 2 Tiny unicorns and cartoon girls in clown costumes line the shelves of Wang Zhaoxue’s study in Beijing tokens of China’s mania for “blind boxes” that has made fortunes for toymakers and even caught the attention of those in power. The 18-year-old music student is one of the legions of young Chinese hooked on snaffling up the toys from pop art-inspired figurines to mini-archaeological treasures to complete whole “ranges” through endless purchases. ....
Is China still the factory of the world? Trust and reputation are perhaps the only two things in the world that travel faster than light. From all accounts it appears as if China is losing the trust game and this global untrustworthy reputation is casting a long dark shadow over its manufacturing muscle. The perfect heady cocktail of Covid-19, geopolitical tensions, unwanted aggression on neighbours and in the South China Sea, high tariffs, use of forced ethnic minority labour, misusing WTO (World Trade Organisation) rules are all coming together to move the world’s factories away from the world’s factory! Hong Kong and Shenzhen with about 500 and 300 skyscrapers, respectively, the most of any cities in the word, were the leaders on this one metric a silent but visible testimony to China’s global ambitions, even dwarfing New York and Los Angeles. ....
Blind Box Craze Grips China s Youth And Mints Toymakers A Fortune By Danni ZHU, Jing Xuan TENG 04/28/21 AT 1:44 AM Tiny unicorns and cartoon girls in clown costumes line the shelves of Wang Zhaoxue s study in Beijing tokens of China s mania for blind boxes that has made fortunes for toymakers and even caught the attention of those in power. China s mania for blind boxes has made fortunes for toymakers and even caught the attention of those in power Photo: AFP / WANG ZHAO The 18-year-old music student is one of the legions of young Chinese hooked on snaffling up the toys from pop art-inspired figurines to mini-archaeological treasures to complete whole ranges through endless purchases. ....