Tough times at the Great Mall of China

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With the G20 leaders gathering in France and Europe apparently sliding back into crisis, some are asking '"an China save the world economy?"

Here's my piece from China's manufacturing heartland in Guangdong, including a visit to the shopping mall in Dongguan once intended to be the world's biggest.

Low domestic consumption has hit the mall hard, leaving many of its units empty, as Chinese shoppers choose to hold on to their cash.