China’s Largest Island Collapses! 10 Million in Despair After Border Closure in Less Than a Month

China’s Largest Island Collapses! 10 Million in Despair After Border Closure in Less Than a Month

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Once promoted by the Chinese government as a potential “replacement for Hong Kong,” the Hainan Free Trade Port now faces the harsh reality of becoming yet another unfinished project. One month after the border closure, foreign investment has not arrived. Instead, prices have risen sharply, logistics have grown more complex, and living costs have climbed. The hopes of the island’s residents are being tested—and often broken—by these hard facts.

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