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August 21, 2017
China will soon have more millionaires than any other country on earth. Image credit: McKinsey
By Danny Parisi
China is rapidly becoming one of the most important luxury markets in the world, with more than $7.4 billion in luxury goods being bought in the country per year, according to a new report from McKinsey.
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