China’s Medical Aesthetics Crackdown: Penalties Keep Landing This Summer
Since the June 8, 2026 joint directive from 14 Chinese departments, medical aesthetics enforcement runs through March 2027 with a five-year retroactive audit. What…
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Since the June 8, 2026 joint directive from 14 Chinese departments, medical aesthetics enforcement runs through March 2027 with a five-year retroactive audit. What…
On 14 October 2025, China’s General Administration of Customs published Decree No. 280 in the State Council Gazette, the Provisions of the Customs of…
I’ve been watching surgery clinics on Douyin for years. Korean clinics figured this out first. They understood early that Chinese women on Douyin don’t…
China has the world’s biggest skincare market, and the anti-acne segment is one of the fastest-moving corners of it. Anti-acne cosmetics are in high…
In China, people are going crazy over “edible beauty”, which combines food and beauty to improve their skin and overall health. They use healthy…
Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) is one of the best social media platforms for a wellness brand looking to establish or expand its presence in…
Chinese consumers have a long-standing enthusiasm for health supplements. That enthusiasm is not slowing down. It is rooted in the cultural reverence for traditional…
CrossFit’s Evolution in China: Building Strength and Community in a Rapidly Growing Market CrossFit has been steadily growing in China, carving out a unique…
China’s healthcare and beauty market in 2026 I’ve been working in China for over 15 years. One question I get from cosmetics and health…
Dermatology clinics in China are not competitors to cosmetics brands. They are distribution channels, credibility amplifiers, and consumer acquisition engines. In 2026, 15,000+ private…
China has some of the strictest cosmetics import regulations in the world. And those regulations tightened significantly between 2020 and 2023. For any foreign…
China has 40,000+ registered aesthetic medicine clinics as of 2026. That number doubled in five years. Every single one of those clinics is a…
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