E-commerce: US tariffs strike at the hea • Table.Briefings

Merchants of Yiwu International Trade City in the Chinese province of Zhejiang.

The US tariffs have online platforms such as Shein and Temu fearing for their business model. The government is worried that low-cost production will be outsourced to other countries and urges companies to tap into third markets instead.

The Chinese gold mine of cheap goods is at risk of going under in the tariff war with the United States. American import tariffs strike at the heart of the billion-dollar market, shaking the business model to its foundations. Chinese authorities fear another economic downturn and millions of lost jobs.

E-commerce: US tariffs strike at the heart of the billion-dollar market

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