China makes one-third of the world's manufactured goods. Chinese companies are increasingly expanding globally, establishing factories in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. This expansion helps them bypass tariffs and find new markets, much like Japan's in the 1980s. This is concerning for the U.S. and its vassals as it shifts local economic and political dynamics.

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/17/nx-s1-5529320/how-chinas-growing-industrial-power-buffers-it-from-the-trade-war

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