Confronting a tariff with China, power outages, and the end of Christmas

Zoë Schiffer: I got it, well. This is clearly logical for logistical reasons. It is easier to add introductory fees instead of raising the price of individual goods. But is it also a way to skill in pressing the Trump administration, or is I excessive to explain things?

Louise Matsakis: I don’t think you are. I think he is sending a clear political message. These accusations are that your country has these really high definitions. I definitely think it is a hidden message sent by these companies. I think Timo is in particular a mystery. They have no pressure groups in the Capitol Hill. She rarely responds to media requests from journalists like me. It is interesting to see them think that doing a political smart thing in this case, while most of the time is either silent or it seems that political decisions appear slightly random.

Zoë Schiffer: As I said, at least Temu and Shein, it’s a component now. We do not see the price of individual goods really changes at this stage. But is this true in all fields, or are there some elements in particular that we should be concerned about them?

Louise Matsakis: Types of elements that you should search for are things that cannot be made anywhere else. These are things like electronics, anything of plastic. Many things for parents. Children’s carts, children’s equipment, children’s games, children’s clothing, all of these things are almost fully made in China. These are also product categories where the margins are already thin, so there is no large space for the manufacturer or American brand to eat the same cost. These items, which are often somewhere, are between 10 to 30 dollars.

Zoë Schiffer: True, well. Well, I will not put you on the explosion and make you talk about the things I have recently stored.

Louise Matsakis: I am pleased to participate with dear readers that I sent Zoë a horrific picture on the last day of a number of evil sponges that I requested in TEMU on the last day, because I refuse to return to spending, whatever, $ 11, Sephora earns one of these.

Zoë Schiffer: 100 %. This is a little axis, but I feel that you have talked a lot about how it is not simple as opening production facilities in the United States. There is a lot that goes to China is dominant in space. I wonder if you can talk to us for a short period?

Louise Matsakis: I think this novel is that all these jobs left the United States and went to China when China joined the World Trade Organization at the end of the century. But this is a truly simplified novel. The truth is that 20 years ago, many products we are talking about now, makeup sponge, iPhone, small electronics, isolated Stanley Cup that I am now looking for on my office, these products were not literally present. It is not as if these supply chains moved from the United States to China, as they were built entirely from A to Z in China. It includes things like machines. How can you say the injection to make this plastic cup of the mold? These machines have been built, designed, manufactured and maintained in China since the time of their invention. It is really difficult to transfer the entire supply chain to the United States. In China, the government has completely organized itself on supporting this type of institution. Where, in the United States, we do not have any of these infrastructure in place, whether it is the basic things. Roads, ports and land available to open giant factories and talent pipelines. We do not have a secondary school you can go here to become a clothes factor, which is very common in China.