Colombo, Dec. 5 -- The abrupt shutdown of Foxconn's Henyang Hong Fujin Precision Industry facility on September 30, 2025, has sent tremors through central China's industrial heartland.

Once home to 30,000 workers and a major contributor to the regional economy, the now-abandoned complex reflects a deeper malaise in China's manufacturing sector, a crisis rooted in corruption, erratic governance, and dwindling investor confidence, as reported by Daily Mirror Online.

According to Daily Mirror Online, for decades, China thrived as the "world's factory," attracting multinational giants like Foxconn with cheap labour and state-backed infrastructure. The company, Apple's largest supplier, once accounted for over 80 per cent of Zhengzhou's expo...