As Trump seeks to reengineer global trade, Long Beach's economy will pay a price, local officials say

As Trump seeks to reengineer global trade, Long Beach's economy will pay a price, local officials say

Long Beach, among the largest trade hubs in the world, is again finding itself at the center of global economic upheaval as the Trump Administration this week announced steep new tariffs on most imports to the United States. In 2018, during Trump’s first term, the Administration imposed tariffs on various products from China, the largest customer of the Port of Long Beach.  This time tariffs were imposed across the board, to every nation, after …