Chinese manufacturers in fighting spirits despite scrapped US orders

‘We cannot be bullied’: Chinese manufacturers in fighting spirits despite scrapped US orders

On a sweltering spring day, workers at a Christmas tree factory in eastern China rhythmically assembled piles of branches, wiping away sweat as they daubed white-paint snow onto plastic pine needles.Like countless other companies in the manufacturing powerhouse of Zhejiang province, its products are geared largely towards export — a sector freshly menaced by Donald Trump’s roiling of the global economy and increasingly brutal China tariffs.Sales…

‘We’re not afraid’: Chinese manufacturers in fighting spirits despite scrapped US orders

The unease has given way to defiance and resolve in many factories across China. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Chinese manufacturers in fighting spirits despite scrapped US orders

On a sweltering spring day, workers at a Christmas tree factory in eastern China rhythmically assembled piles of branches, wiping away sweat as they daubed white-paint snow onto plastic pine needles.

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Chinese Manufacturers In Fighting Spirits Despite Scrapped US Orders

On a sweltering spring day, workers at a Christmas tree factory in eastern China rhythmically assembled piles of branches, wiping away sweat as they daubed white-paint snow onto plastic pine needles.

In factories in the east of China, production of artificial Christmas trees and ornaments for the American market traditionally peaks during this period. This year, however, the traffic is rather quiet. In fact, orders from the US have hardly arrived at all compared to previous years. Chinese manufacturers are no longer even counting on making a difference in 2025.