How the world’s largest electronics market in Shenzhen is feeling the heat from China’s power bank crackdown

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Consumers too have been impacted since China banned uncertified power banks on domestic flights from Jun 28, but why are some soaking theirs in salt water? SHENZHEN: “It’s a headache, this came all too sudden,” said a power bank vendor at Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei, the beating heart of China’s electronics trade. The shop owner, who wanted to be known as Mei, is stuck with more than 100 unsold portable chargers, even after sending hundreds back to the factory. Another vendor told CNA she is staring