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China moves vast trade fair online, but few buyers follow

by AP Business Writer
| June 23, 2020 4:27 AM

BEIJING (AP) — Standing in front of shelves laden with colorful backpacks, a saleswoman promoted bags on the Canton Trade Fair’s website without knowing whether anyone was watching as the world’s biggest sales event opened in cyberspace to avoid the coronavirus pandemic.

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