This is true for brands like McDonald's and Starbucks. It's not true for most high-fashion labels, which are simply routing inventory from their Chinese stores to their Russian stores as opposed to shipping to them directly. This is true for all LVMH brands (Louis Vuitton, etc). So when the "news" says that China is buying more luxury goods than ever, they really mean Russia.
This is true for brands like McDonald's and Starbucks. It's not true for most high-fashion labels, which are simply routing inventory from their Chinese stores to their Russian stores as opposed to shipping to them directly. This is true for all LVMH brands (Louis Vuitton, etc). So when the "news" says that China is buying more luxury goods than ever, they really mean Russia.