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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 14th, 2025: Chinese Factories Halt And Ports Jammed In Trade War Fallout & Russian Missile Attacks Rocks Ukraine
14 Apr 2025
In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: Trouble is brewing at China’s biggest ports. With factories slowing and exports backing up, the pressure from President Trump’s new tariffs is starting to show. Russia marks Palm Sunday with a deadly missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy. At least 30 civilians are reported dead, underscoring President Putin’s continued defiance of peace efforts. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief TriTails Premium Beef: Visit https://TryBeef.com/PDB for 2 free Flat Iron steaks with your first box over $250 Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome to the PDB Afternoon Bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. Alright, let's get briefed. We'll start things off with signs of trouble at China's largest commercial ports. Factories are going quiet and goods are piling up, all likely fallout from President Trump's new tariffs. Later in the show, Russia marks Palm Sunday with a missile strike.
That's not a traditional way to celebrate Palm Sunday. With a missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing at least 30 and signaling President Putin, well, has zero interest in peace. But first, today's afternoon spotlight.
The impact of the escalating US-China tariffs war is already being felt, not just in the markets or financial circles, but on the ground at China's largest export hubs. In Shanghai and Guangdong, two of the country's most critical ports for foreign trade, operations have essentially slowed to a crawl.
Radio Free Asia is reporting that by Thursday of last week, virtually no cargo ships were bound for the U.S., Where ships once departed in constant rotation, now stacks of unshipped containers are sitting idle, missing the critical 9th of April deadline set by President Trump's new 125% tariff announcement.
Shanghai's terminals, ports that just days ago were bustling with activity, came to an abrupt halt, according to Chinese media outlet Kaixin. Earlier in the week, nearly half the vessels at those docks were headed for American shores. But now... Well, it's silence.
Similar scenes are unfolding in Shenzhen at the Yantian Terminal in Guangdong, one of the busiest and most important export gateways in all of China. This region is basically the heart of the country's trade engine. It churns out electronics, machinery, textiles and more. An export businessman there said the slowdown is visible and dramatic.
und der Bottle-Neck scheint nicht am Ende des Wassers zu stoppen. Werkstätten sind voller ungeleiteten Produkte, die hauptsächlich für US-Betreiber geplant sind. Die Werkstätten in China's Top Export Provinces sind beruflich auf dem Standstill, und viele Arbeiter sitzen jetzt unabhängig von ihren Zukunftsvermögen.
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