GUANGZHOU — A Guangzhou district that forms the backbone of online retailer Shein’s supply chain shows how China’s role as the world’s factory is likely to continue even as business and production models change, and the global order becomes realigned.
The Nancunzhen neighborhood in the Panyu district is considered a village within a city. The first floors of buildings lining the streets are all open air, with old sewing machines sitting on dusty dirt floors. Many of the plethora of businesses here have contracts with Shein.
