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Even 190% Tariffs Can’t Shake US Shoemaker’s Reliance on China

As US-China tariffs escalate, US businesses find few viable alternatives to Chinese manufacturing.
Factory workers in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province.
Factory workers in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province. (Getty Images)

When an $80,000 tariff bill landed on her desk in May, Haley Pavone did what many small business owners might do: she froze hiring and added an online checkout fee to help cover the cost.

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