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China’s economy is already struggling.
Growth has slowed dramatically in recent years and there is high youth employment. Since the beginning of March, there’s also been a tax of 20% on any goods sold to the US.
Ahead of President Trump’s “Liberation Day”, what effect are tariffs already having on the Chinese economy?
Niall Paterson speaks to Sky’s Asia correspondent Helen-Ann Smith, who has been to Guangdong province to find out how manufacturing is being impacted.
They also discuss how the tariffs will play into President Xi’s narrative of a resurgent global China.
