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The second-largest smartphone maker in the world doesn't even sell phones in the U.S.

by Molly Wood
Aug 28, 2018
Chinese smartphone makers are getting bigger, even without the American market.
Visitors try out Huawei smartphones at the 2015 IFA consumer electronics and appliances trade fair in Berlin.
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Tariff pain: Will the U.S. or China hurt the most?

by Jennifer Pak
Aug 27, 2018
Chinese state-run media commentaries suggest that people in China can weather the trade tariffs for the sake of national pride.
Li Dapeng says her consumption of American brands and imported products is modest compared to her four-year-old son.
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Hundreds testify on impact of looming tariffs

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 23, 2018
The U.S. Trade Representative is holding hearings on $200 billion in proposed tariffs.
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How to start resolving U.S.-China trade tensions

by Tracey Samuelson
Aug 22, 2018
Negotiators should seek specific policy changes, trade experts say.
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The fate of fashion in the trade war

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Aug 22, 2018
Apparel prices will rise a bit faster if the administration follows through on proposed Chinese tariffs, one expert says.
Proposed tariffs target apparel, including handbags and backpacks.
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Chinese firms remain optimistic about U.S. trade

by Jennifer Pak
Aug 22, 2018
Despite current tensions, many businesses expect disruption to be short-lived.
An electric concept car by two Chinese companies displayed at the Consumer Electronics Show Asia in June 2018. The U.S. accuses China’s government of aggressively working to undermine America’s high-tech industries through unfair trade practices and industrial policies.
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Trade showdown

It’s opening day for public hearings on the next round of tariffs

by Marketplace Staff
Aug 20, 2018
Over 350 witnesses are slated to testify at the U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Trump’s proposal to tax another $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.
President Donald Trump, seated in the Oval Office on Jan. 23, prepares to sign Section 201 actions to impose tariffs as U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer looks on.
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In China, your credit could depend on how often you visit your parents

by Molly Wood
Aug 20, 2018
The country is designing a credit score that factors in social behavior.
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All tariff pain is local

by Tracey Samuelson
Aug 8, 2018
Another $16 billion of tariffs on imports from China will take effect in a couple weeks — Aug. 23 to be precise. That announcement came from office of the U.S. Trade Representative yesterday. Semiconductors and various plastics are on the list. The reaction from China was swift and predictable in this tit-for-tat thing we’ve got going […]
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U.S.-China trade tensions worry Christmas exporters

by Jennifer Pak
Aug 7, 2018
Most imported Christmas decorations in the U.S. are made in China and trade fears loom.
Suppliers say that the cost of making Christmas products has gone up — even without U.S.-China trade tensions. 
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