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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Frederik Kelter

Fears China ‘closing in on itself’ amid crackdowns, rising nationalism

China has been promoting the traditional hanfu in a new wave of nationalism [File: Mark R Cristino/EPA]

When 29-year-old accountant Cai Yutong pulled out her iPhone 13 at a Starbucks on the outskirts of Shanghai, her colleague sitting opposite her moved closer.

“You know, they are launching a new Huawei phone, right?” she asked, according to Cai who recounted the episode to Al Jazeera.

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