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MOST private Chineseenterprises are locatedin the country's south-east coastal region, in-cluding Jinjiang City in Fujian Prov-ince, Wenzhou City in Zhejiang Prov-ince and Dongguan City in GuangdongProvince. These enterprises are main-ly engaged in traditional labor-inten-sive manufacturing, such as footwear,garments, textiles, plastics, electroniccomponents, and metal or non-metalproducts. However, in 2008 signs ofa global economic slowdown have ap-peared. What impact has this had onyuan. However, the spiraling costs ofraw materials in 2008 have added to hiswoes. The situation is like a cold winterfor Xie.