China’s rulers ease salt monopoly, overhauling system that predates the Great Wall

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China has begun to ease its monopoly on the salt market, overhauling a system which has been in place for more than 2,000 years, under emperors and communists alike. Production and sale of salt has always been tightly regulated in China, with producers …
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