Factory Production And Exports In China's Small Commodities Heartland

YIWU, CHINA - APRIL 29: Workers move goods for export before loading them on a container at a logistics hub on April 29, 2025 in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province, China. The Yiwu area is home to thousands of China's small commodities companies, many of which in recent years due to trade tensions with the United States have looked to the Middle East, Africa, Europe and South America for new business. After President Trump put tariffs as high as 145 percent on Chinese goods, many producers saw orders from American clients cancelled or at least temporarily put on hold. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)