Chinese printing factories flock to US as tariffs shake up e-commerce sector

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In late 2023, Kent Liu finally decided to take a leap of faith: it was time to move his customised printing business from China to the United States.Liu felt he needed to make a change. For years, his company had made money by printing T-shirts, hats and other apparel in China for a range of clients, which were then shipped to the United States.But that model was increasingly under threat. In 2018, America raised tariffs on Chinese goods, and tensions between the two powers had continued to...