‘Welcome to the real world’: Chinese manufacturers attempt to expose luxury brands as trade war erupts

‘Welcome to the real world’: Chinese manufacturers attempt to expose luxury brands as trade war erupts

As millions of businesses cop the heat of the US tariff war, Chinese manufacturers are pushing back against the gratuitous world of consumerism from which Western brands benefit greatly.

In Tik Tok videos, Chinese people "reveal the truth" about the manufacturing of luxury brands and urge consumers to buy the products at a ridiculous price compared to the original.

China's manufacturing backbone feels Trump trade war pinch

Zhongshan, China (AFP) April 18, 2025 Sky-high tariffs imposed on China by US President Donald Trump have triggered a slump in factory orders, manufacturers told AFP this week - with some fearing business may never return. China's vast southern province of Guangdong, crisscrossed with factories making everything from clothing to electronics, has long been the country's biggest manufacturing hub. For decades, it has churned

In the margins of the US-led trade war, the Chinese are preparing their response by spreading misinformation on social networks. Videos seen several millions of times claim that luxury brands would manufacture almost all of their products in China. They are all published at the same time in English, not Mandarin or Chinese, and prices are in dollars. They seek to profit from the trade war by promoting counterfeit products. (International).

China’s manufacturing backbone feels Trump trade war pinch

Sky-high tariffs imposed on China by US President Donald Trump have triggered a slump in factory orders, manufacturers told AFP this week -- with some fearing business may never return.

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