Major Chinese cities cool on plan to revive ‘street vendor economy’

More of China’s biggest cities have expressed caution about a drive to encourage street hawkers after the authorities in the capital said it did not fit their plans for Beijing.Premier Li Keqiang has pushed the “street vendor economy” as a way of helping to boost consumption and create jobs.Li’s support for the street hawkers prompted a public debate as the country, which is emerging slowly from the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, struggles to find jobs for millions of unemployed people and…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3088259/major-chinese-cities-cool-plan-revive-street-vendor-economy