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China Has Another Lever to Pull in Showdown With Trump: Factory Lines

21 October 2025 at 12:01
In Washington, China hawks say its economy is too weak to withstand a tariff shock. In the city of Yiwu, factories are showing why, for now, that may be a miscalculation.

China Has Another Lever to Pull in Showdown With Trump: Factory Lines

21 October 2025 at 12:01
In Washington, China hawks say its economy is too weak to withstand a tariff shock. In the city of Yiwu, factories are showing why, for now, that may be a miscalculation.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

In Yiwu, home of the world’s biggest wholesale market, sellers are stuffed into complexes that span multiple city blocks.
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