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Chinese manufacturers in fighting spirits despite scrapped US orders
- On Tuesday, April 9, 2025, the US president imposed a 145% tariff on Chinese goods.
- This action occurred during a trade war started by former US President Donald Trump.
- China retaliated by increasing its duties to 125% on Friday, leading to a tit-for-tat situation.
- One saleswoman stated, "We have already slowly broken away from our dependence on the US market."
- The trade war and tariffs may reduce US-China trade by 80%, with some factories redirecting exports.
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‘We cannot be bullied’: Chinese manufacturers in fighting spirits despite scrapped US orders
On a sweltering spring day, workers at a Christmas tree factory in eastern China rhythmically assembled piles of branches, wiping away sweat as they daubed white-paint snow onto plastic pine needles.Like countless other companies in the manufacturing powerhouse of Zhejiang province, its products are geared largely towards export — a sector freshly menaced by Donald Trump’s roiling of the global economy and increasingly brutal China tariffs.Sales…
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Chinese manufacturers in fighting spirits despite scrapped US orders
On a sweltering spring day, workers at a Christmas tree factory in eastern China rhythmically assembled piles of branches, wiping away sweat as they daubed white-paint snow onto plastic pine needles.
In factories in the east of China, production of artificial Christmas trees and ornaments for the American market traditionally peaks during this period. This year, however, the traffic is rather quiet. In fact, orders from the US have hardly arrived at all compared to previous years. Chinese manufacturers are no longer even counting on making a difference in 2025.
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