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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

a) we are not a manufacturing country. we mostly sell raw materials to china

b) manufactured chinese imports are taxed 100%, not raw materials. think consumer goods. we have a few exceptions, like EVs