Chinese exporters brace for Trump trade turbulence

From leather to lighting, companies hope tariff threat is part of 'art of the deal'

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Container ships off the coast of California. Higher U.S. tariffs have already affected Chinese exporters, who are bracing for more after Donald Trump returns to the White House. © Reuters

STELLA YIFAN XIE and CISSY ZHOU, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG -- Donald Trump's stunning comeback has put millions of Chinese exporters on edge, creating fresh uncertainty in an ongoing struggle to rekindle the world's second-largest economy.

Katherine Yan, a manager at Changshu Maydiang Leather Goods -- which supplies nearly half the handbags it produces to prominent American brands including Alexander Wang and Phillip Lim -- was not particularly surprised by Trump's win in the U.S. presidential election. She was resigned to having few options to cushion her business from the impact.

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