# Chinese consumer
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From Watches to Robots: How China’s Spring Festival Gala Became a Four‑Decade Mirror of Economic Change
China’s Spring Festival Gala has tracked the nation’s economic evolution for more than forty years. What began as barter deals for watches has evolved into multi‑hundred‑million yuan interactive partnerships and showcases of AI and robotics, making the Gala a concise barometer of consumer trends, corporate strategy and industrial policy.
Moutai’s Comeback: How Direct Sales and Dynamic Pricing Re‑centred China’s Consumer Rally
Kweichow Moutai’s stock rallied after the company expanded direct sales of its flagship Feitian product and implemented more flexible pricing, pushing its market value to about ¥1.94 trillion and lifting consumer sectors. The move has sharpened investor perceptions of Moutai as a consumption bellwether, even as precious metals saw a sharp, leverage‑driven pullback.
China’s ‘Kimchi King’ Jixiangju Sells Control to FountainVest, Founder Steps Aside as IPO Lingers
Jixiangju, a leading Sichuan condiment maker long expected to list, has been sold to private equity firm FountainVest in a deal transferring roughly 92% of equity and effectively ending founder Ding Wenjun’s control. The transaction lets early investors monetise and could accelerate or reshape Jixiangju’s path to a public listing while altering competitive dynamics in China’s condiment market.