US EditionUnpaid Workers' Protests Spread Across China As Factory Closures Mount Amid Tariff Tensions
- Protests over unpaid wages and sudden layoffs have emerged across several Chinese provinces, including Sichuan, Inner Mongolia, and Hunan, in early 2025.
- The protests have erupted in response to extensive factory shutdowns and layoffs caused by steep U.S. Tariffs, which have driven Chinese export orders down to their lowest level since the pandemic-related lockdowns.
- Workers are demanding back wages unpaid since January and protesting sudden dismissals at factories shuttering without warning amid intense price wars and weak domestic demand.
- Goldman Sachs warns that tariff-related pressures may put as many as 16 million jobs in China at risk, while President Trump has asserted that the tariffs are effective in stopping what he describes as China’s longstanding exploitation of U.S. Trade.
- The unrest reflects deepening economic challenges threatening China’s manufacturing base and regime stability, with authorities deploying police and making arrests to contain growing labor unrest.
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China Faces Economic Meltdown with Protests and Factory Closures as Trump's Tariff Pressure Mounts
Chinese workers are taking to the streets as U.S. tariffs under President Trump batter China’s export-driven economy, triggering factory closures, mass layoffs, and widespread unrest. Key Facts: Protests have erupted across China, from Sichuan to Inner Mongolia, due to unpaid wages and sudden layoffs. Factories are shutting down as U.S. tariffs slash Chinese export orders to their lowest levels since the COVID lockdowns. Goldman Sachs warns up …
ThePatriotLight - Watch: China Hit By Worker Protests Over Unpaid Wages, Factory Shutdowns Amid Trump Tariffs
ThePatriotLight - President Donald Trump’s hard-hitting tariffs on China appear to be taking a toll, disrupting Chinese factories and sparking worker protests over unpaid wages.As we noted late last month based on reporting by the Financial Times, factories across all of China have begun shutting down and furloughing workers "as the trade war unleashed by US President Donald Trump dries up orders for products ranging from jeans to home appliance…
Protests Begin in China as Factories Close
Asia News International (ANI) reports that workers protesting over unpaid wages are increasing throughout China. Factory closures during an economic downturn, caused by large US tariffs on Chinese imports, impact millions. Frustrated workers have taken to the streets to protest overdue wages and oppose unfair factory layoffs due to the shutdown over US tariffs. The […] The post Protests Begin in China as Factories Close appeared first on www.ind…
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China in Chaos: Trump's Tariff Bomb Sparks Riots, Factory Collapses, and Nationwide Worker Revolt
Riots are sweeping across China as President Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs batter the nation’s export-reliant economy—forcing factories to shutter, leaving millions unpaid, and sparking mass unrest that Western media appears determined to play down. From [...] The post China in Chaos: Trump’s Tariff Bomb Sparks Riots, Factory Collapses, and Nationwide Worker Revolt appeared first on The People's Voice.
China Erupts: Furious Workers Riot as Factories Collapse Under Trump’s Tariffs
(DCNF)—Workers throughout China are flooding the streets in revolt as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs slam the fragile Chinese export economy. From the cramped streets of Sichuan in the southwest to the cold outskirts of Inner Mongolia in the northeast, furious workers are demanding back pay and protesting mass layoffs as factories shutter under pressure from Trump’s tariffs. Outside a LED light manufacturing plant near Shanghai, thousands…
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