From electronics that keep your household running to medical equipment used in life-saving situations, those goods likely came from China.
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Trumpsaidkidscouldhavefewerdollsundertariffs,butconsumersbuymorethantoysfromChina.TheUSheavilyreliesonChinaforelectronics,medicalsupplies,babyproducts,andapparel.The145%tariffonChinawoulddriveupthecostsofdailynecessitiesforconsumers.PresidentDonaldTrumpsuggestedkidscoulddowithfewertoys,andtherearelikelyplentyofAmericanswhoagreewithhim.
ButtoysarefarfromtheonlythingtheUSbuysfromChina.
Fromelectronicsthatkeepyourhouseholdrunningtomedicalequipmentusedinlife-savingsituations,thosegoodslikelycamefromChina.
Trumphasimposedabroad145%tariffonChina,whilesomeChinesegoodshavebeenhitwithevenhighertariffrates.InacabinetmeetingattheWhiteHouseonWednesday,whenaskedabouttraderelationswithChina,Trumpwavedoffconcernsthatsomeshelveswouldbeemptyasaresultofthetariffs.
“Maybethechildrenwillhavetwodollsinsteadof30dolls,andmaybethetwodollswouldcostacoupleofbucksm
