26-02-2020 17:42 via theguardian.com

The Sleeping Giant: how Chinese posters pushed products and propaganda

A new exhibition goes from the 1920s to the early 2000s to look at how designers helped to shape the Chinese economyMade in China has become shorthand for mass production and cheap labor but now, with the impact of the coronavirus, which may cost the global economy $1.1tn in lost income, this stronghold may not be quite the same.Even with the spread of disease, China is urging roughly 300m migrant workers to return to their jobs. It’s a timely moment to look back at the history of the Chin
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