Meaghan Tobin

And one of the people that we talked to was Han Junshou. Junshou is 30, and she is the second-generation factory owner. She makes house slippers and bags and other accessories, and she sells them on Shein and Timu. And one of her most popular products is a pair of fluffy socks.

And one of the people that we talked to was Han Junshou. Junshou is 30, and she is the second-generation factory owner. She makes house slippers and bags and other accessories, and she sells them on Shein and Timu. And one of her most popular products is a pair of fluffy socks.

And she was telling us how she gets inspiration for her colorways by looking at the colors of outfits that Kendall Jenner posts on Instagram.

And she was telling us how she gets inspiration for her colorways by looking at the colors of outfits that Kendall Jenner posts on Instagram.

This is so cute.

This is so cute.

But Jun Cho says that her orders in April were down nearly 20% compared to previous months. And she's already starting to look for other markets to make up for the loss of American consumers. How's she going to do that? Well, if Americans aren't going to buy things because they're more expensive, Jin Cho is going to have to sell her fluffy socks and bags in other places.

But Jun Cho says that her orders in April were down nearly 20% compared to previous months. And she's already starting to look for other markets to make up for the loss of American consumers. How's she going to do that? Well, if Americans aren't going to buy things because they're more expensive, Jin Cho is going to have to sell her fluffy socks and bags in other places.

So she's looking to Europe and South America. And that's something we heard from other business owners too. There are all these chat forums online that are almost offering like crowdsource tech support. Teaching people how to set up an account in Bahasa Indonesia to target Indonesian customers or what buttons to click to get set up to sell Mercado Libre in South America.

So she's looking to Europe and South America. And that's something we heard from other business owners too. There are all these chat forums online that are almost offering like crowdsource tech support. Teaching people how to set up an account in Bahasa Indonesia to target Indonesian customers or what buttons to click to get set up to sell Mercado Libre in South America.

That's right. The US is China's biggest single market. It's a big economy with a lot of consumers who have enough disposable income that they can buy reusable water bottles and strollers and toasters and flash drives and basically anything they need or want from China.

That's right. The US is China's biggest single market. It's a big economy with a lot of consumers who have enough disposable income that they can buy reusable water bottles and strollers and toasters and flash drives and basically anything they need or want from China.

So on top of looking abroad for other markets, factory owners like Juncho are also trying to target shoppers in China. And the Chinese government really needs this to happen because the economy has been pretty slow in the last couple of years and exports have really been the main driver of growth. But the problem is people in China have been really careful about spending money.

So on top of looking abroad for other markets, factory owners like Juncho are also trying to target shoppers in China. And the Chinese government really needs this to happen because the economy has been pretty slow in the last couple of years and exports have really been the main driver of growth. But the problem is people in China have been really careful about spending money.

And Junqiu ultimately sees this as a lose-lose situation. She thinks that not only are Chinese manufacturers going to suffer, but American shoppers are going to also. She said that China makes so much stuff. If you cut out China, where are you going to be able to buy all your products? And she definitely thinks people in the U.S.

And Junqiu ultimately sees this as a lose-lose situation. She thinks that not only are Chinese manufacturers going to suffer, but American shoppers are going to also. She said that China makes so much stuff. If you cut out China, where are you going to be able to buy all your products? And she definitely thinks people in the U.S.

won't be able to replicate manufacturing the way that Guangzhou has. That there was no way that Guangzhou wasn't going to be the engine of the global garment industry.

won't be able to replicate manufacturing the way that Guangzhou has. That there was no way that Guangzhou wasn't going to be the engine of the global garment industry.

Well, President Trump could change his mind. He could pause or reverse his position on closing the loophole altogether. Yeah, that has happened before. Exactly. He's rolled back the tariffs from an additional 145% down to 30%. But that's for most goods coming from China.

Well, President Trump could change his mind. He could pause or reverse his position on closing the loophole altogether. Yeah, that has happened before. Exactly. He's rolled back the tariffs from an additional 145% down to 30%. But that's for most goods coming from China.