Annotations - china price fixing

  1. McLaughlin, Kathleen. “Exploding Demand for Cashmere Wool Is Ruining Mongolia’s Grasslands.” Online magazine. Science, January 30, 2019. https://www.science.org/content/article/exploding-demand-cashmere-wool-ruining-mongolia-s-grasslands.

    NOMGON SOUM, MONGOLIA—A massive sandstorm is crashing in over South Gobi province, darkening afternoon skies over the village meeting house where dozens of chattering herders from far-

    The opening paragraph, introducing a sense of threat and uncertainty. #dust-storms #dzud #threatened-herders #volatile-prices #china-price-fixing #pressure-for-quality -- Set up as a cluster of factors, the situation appears to be so complex that herders themselves would be unable to untangle things.