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Latin Americans report turning to Chinese brands for shopping needs

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Latin Americans report turning to Chinese brands for shopping needs

2025-08-17 16:43 Last Updated At:23:57

For a growing number of residents in Mexico and Brazil, shopping for products from Chinese brands and making purchases on Chinese e-commerce platforms has become commonplace, a series of self-recorded reports has revealed.

Several Mexican residents shared their shopping habits on Chinese cross-border e-commerce platforms like AliExpress, SHEIN, and TEMU.

"I've used and know Chinese products like clothing from SHEIN and TEMU," said a Mexican resident.

"I've placed orders on AliExpress, TEMU and SHEIN for household items and facial massage devices," another said.

"For Chinese products, I use AliExpress and also visit MINISO stores in Mexico," said a Mexican woman.

Latin American consumers said that they have become loyal customers for their favorite Chinese brands, such as consumer tech brands Xiaomi and Huawei.

"I know Xiaomi's watches and earbuds, and BYD's cars," a Brazilian resident said.

"I want to mention Xiaomi's smart band -- its features are excellent. I use it every day and I am very satisfied," said another Brazilian consumer, referring to a popular wearable fitness band.

"I use Huawei products every day, including earbuds and smartwatches," said a longtime Huawei user from Mexico.

For business owners, Chinese brands have become recognized as hot sellers.

"I know Chinese toys. I'm a retailer selling toys and umbrellas -- all come from China," said a Mexican merchant.

As Chinese manufacturers and e-commerce platforms expand deeper into overseas markets, coupled with the high quality of made-in-China products, brands are anticipating that more Latin American consumers will opt for Chinese goods in the future.

Latin Americans report turning to Chinese brands for shopping needs

Latin Americans report turning to Chinese brands for shopping needs

China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.

The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.

According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.

In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.

China's aggregate social financing maintains high growth in 2025

China's aggregate social financing maintains high growth in 2025

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