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CX Daily: China’s Baijiu Giants Rethink Growth as Earnings Pressure Mounts

Published: Apr. 20, 2026 9:00 a.m. GMT+8

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China’s “baijiu” industry is entering a more challenging phase, with slowing demand, falling prices and a shortening sales cycle forcing even top distillers to overhaul their strategies to sustain earnings growth.

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