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China Produces Its Own Luxury: 'The West No Longer Dictates the Codes.'

From Libération · () French

Translated from French, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • China is increasingly producing its own luxury goods, including wine and caviar, challenging Western dominance.
  • The country aims to shape its own luxury market, focusing on hospitality to counter Western exports, particularly from France.
  • This shift signifies an end to the era where the West dictated global luxury standards.

China is rapidly establishing itself as a producer of luxury goods, signaling a significant shift in the global market. Once solely reliant on Western brands, the nation is now cultivating its own high-end products, from wine and caviar to matcha.

This burgeoning domestic luxury industry is not just about production; it's about shaping taste and hospitality. China, already the world's third-largest wine producer and a leading truffle cultivator, is now focusing on creating a "made in China" luxury experience. This strategy aims to compete directly with Western exports, with a particular emphasis on challenging French dominance in the luxury sector.

The shift suggests a departure from a long-standing paradigm. The article quotes suggest a sentiment that "the time when the West dictated the codes is over." This indicates a growing confidence and ambition within China to set its own standards and define luxury on its own terms, moving away from the historical influence of Western brands and aesthetics.

The time when the West dictated the codes is over

— anonymous sourceExpressing the sentiment that China is now setting its own luxury standards.
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Originally published by Libération in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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