How have Trump's tariffs already affected China?
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2025
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Ahead of President Donald Trump’s "liberation day", what effect are tariffs already having on the Chinese economy?
Niall Paterson speaks to Sky's Asia correspondent Helen-Ann Smith who has been to Guangdong province to find out how manufacturing is being impacted. They also discuss how the tariffs will play into President Xi’s narrative of a resurgent global China.
producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
editor: Philippa Beaumont
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