Dual-Track Solution

After a long time, Li Li is going to bed early at night again but she is not happy with the healthy habit. Li is an exporter based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province in south China, and till recently, would be discussing orders with clients in Europe late at night, given the time differences. However, her mobile phone has been silent these days as the sales have gone down due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

“We still have some orders to complete but after that, if there are no new ones, we cannot survive for long,” she said ruefully.

Li is not alone in her misery. In the second quarter of this year, global trade in