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US companies rethink China manufacturing as tariffs shift

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New U.S. tariffs intended to boost domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on China are inadvertently leading some American companies to reconsider manufacturing in China. As tariff differentials between China and other Southeast Asian countries have narrowed, businesses like Alliance Consumer Group are finding it financially viable again to produce goods in China. Economists suggest this trend indicates a persistent interdependence between the U.S. and China in trade, making complete decoupling and widespread reshoring unlikely in the near future. AI

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US companies rethink China manufacturing as tariffs shift

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Sasha Rogelberg ·

    Trump’s tariffs were supposed to boost American manufacturing, but the new levies are actually pushing some companies back to China

    “The story that it is bringing back manufacturing is really not the story,” economist Mary Lovely warned. “Manufacturing is not coming back.”

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