THIS year's FIFA World Cup kicked off in Qatar on November 20. Although China's football team was absent, goods and equipment manufactured in the East Asian country were very much visible on the stage of the sport's top event.

China-made products, ranging from buses to air conditioners, are well-represented at the event, and experts said these reflected the country's pivotal role in the global manufacturing industrial chain and its resilience amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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