Inside China’s unexpected rise as a global halal export powerhouse

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China has emerged as a major player in the global halal market, leveraging its manufacturing scale, logistics networks and trade links with Muslim-majority markets to expand exports, analysts said.Home to about 25 million Muslims – including Hui, Uygur, Kazakh and Dongxiang communities – China’s halal industry had long been shaped by domestic demand. But the growth of online and offline distribution channels, together with rising demand from younger Muslim consumers worldwide, has accelerated a...