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Trump Finds Inadvertent Allies in His Trade War With China

Chinese exporters, having lost the U.S. market and facing difficulties in Europe, are looking to the developing world for sales—but there are challenges.
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Trump Finds Inadvertent Allies in His Trade War With China
An employee sorts garments for an e-commerce company at a clothing factory in Guangzhou, in southern Guangdong Province, China, on April 16, 2025. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images
Milton Ezrati
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Chinese exporters have lost a proverbial gold mine in the United States.

Milton Ezrati
Milton Ezrati
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Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is "Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live."