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'We don't care': A defiant China looks beyond Trump's America
"We don't care about sales to the United States," says Hu Tianqiang as one of his toy fighter jets flies past our heads. It's ...
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'Other countries have money too': Chinese businesses make threat
Economists continue to warn that U.S. President Donald Trump's steep new tariffs will cause prices to soar for a wide range ...
In China’s ‘Christmas Town,’ Trump’s tariffs are dimming the lights
Your Christmas decorations probably come from this one Chinese city. But anxiety is high, with vendors on the front lines of the US-China trade war.
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Trump’s tariffs are starting to hammer Chinese exporters
Editor’s note (April 30th): This story has been updated.
Chinese factories are stopping production and looking for new markets as US tariffs bite
Chinese manufacturers are pausing production and turning to new markets as the impact of U.S. tariffs sets in, according to ...
‘First strengthen yourself, then compete’: firms in China’s Yiwu focus on boosting competitiveness amid US tariffs
Inside a shop at the Yiwu International Trade City in East China's Zhejiang Province, visitors are greeted by a colorful ...
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In the world's largest wholesale market, American customers have dried up as tariffs hit
YIWU, China — Hammers, hats and hair clips. Toys, tech, socks, baseball caps and Christmas decorations. If it’s a cheap manufactured product, it may well have come from the world’s largest ...
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In China's "World Supermarket," trade thrives despite global headwinds
As China continues to unleash its vast market potential, supported by policies aimed at stabilizing the economy and foreign ...
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In China’s ‘Christmas Town,’ Trump’s tariffs are dimming the lights
Most of the time, they hail from just one city in China’s Zhejiang province: Yiwu, nicknamed “Christmas Town,” which supplies nearly 90% of all decorative Christmas goods used in the United ...