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Originally Posted by gashatfreak

So I just found out that there's a 'lie flat' movement in China where people lie down and just refuse to work (much to the CCP's chagrin). This combined with China refusing to accept foreign coal in an effort to becoming self-sustaining (and causing power shortages all across China as a result) makes me wonder if these are primary factors as to why merchandising (like Figuarts) and other stuff made in China are becoming more and more expensive rather than just blaming everything on Covid (which is undoubtedly another primary factor but is by no means the only factor in the inflation of product prices).

This week’s So-Do blog directly mentioned this, stating the second wave was delayed a month from factory stoppages, freight backups, and soaring costs

Edit: factory stoppage caused by the blackouts, not from the workers