U.S. Targets Attempts to Dodge Trump Tariffs With China in Crosshairs

The U.S. government is concerned that apparel factories like this one in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam will be used as a backdoor for products with high levels of Chinese content to circumvent tariffs. (Photo by Huu Kha / AFP)

By Beiyi Seow

As President Donald Trump ramps up tariff threats on U.S. trading partners, his administration is taking aim at a tactic said to be used by Chinese companies to dodge the levies by moving goods through third countries.

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