The Waking of Insects initiative was advancing methodically and steadily. Great Qing went on the offensive across various fields, sparing no effort to meet challenges head-on while striving to consolidate its existing achievements and carve out new breakthroughs. Yet the international landscape remained shrouded in a dense fog, growing increasingly intricate and complex, with undercurrents surging quietly beneath a deceptively calm surface.
Economic Sphere
Although the subsidy policies and industrial transformation guidelines acted like timely rain, alleviating to a certain extent the dilemmas faced by resource-based enterprises, the international bulk commodity market remained like a churning sea with exceptionally violent price fluctuations. Certain malicious forces manipulated the market behind the scenes, deliberately driving up the prices of key raw materials. This move undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the manufacturing enterprises in Great Qing that heavily relied on imported raw materials, causing production costs to surge dramatically and sharply intensifying the operational pressures on businesses.
Simultaneously, these forces stirred up waves once more in the international financial market, launching a new round of malicious short-selling in a vain attempt to shake the foundations of Great Qing's financial stability. Affected by this, the domestic financial market plunged into panic, and the stock market experienced rollercoaster-like volatility. Some foreign-fun…
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