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FEATUREBUSINESS BANKING & CORPORATE COUNSEL

IS YOUR PRODUCT REALLY

“MADE IN THE USA”?

BY YAO LIU

“We want to build, create, and grow more ith topics relating There is evidence that many companies
products in our country using American to trade war hitting have moved their supply chain out of China,
labor, American goods, and American grit. major headlines which they have relied on for over three
When we purchase products made in the almost every day decades. However, the U.S. administration’s
USA, the profits stay here, the revenue stays W for the past two goal is not just to move business from
here, and the jobs — maybe most importantly years, businesses have been adjusting China to other countries such as Vietnam
of all — they stay right here in the USA.” their strategies facing this political and or Philippines. Instead, President Trump
– President Donald J. Trump economic turmoil. The U.S.-China trade is aiming to strengthen Buy American and
war, especially uncertainties upon whether Hire American by moving manufacturing
the two countries can reach a deal and if business back to the U.S.
so, the deal terms, has forced companies Under these circumstances, there is a
to reevaluate their supply chain in China. surge among U.S. companies, especially

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