Business Operations & Logistics
The Sharing Economy Is Absolutely Blowing Up in China
Its value is estimated to be almost $300 billion, according to data recently released by a government agency.
Catherine Clifford is senior entrepreneurship writer at CNBC. She was formerly a senior writer at Entrepreneur.com, the small business reporter at CNNMoney and an assistant in the New York bureau for CNN. Clifford attended Columbia University where she earned a bachelor's degree. She lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. You can follow her on Twitter at @CatClifford.
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