Made in America: It's trickier than it sounds

Published: June 18, 2023, 9:53 p.m.

b'Made in America. It may be a catchy political slogan, but it\'s a lot more complicated than it sounds. So many things we use everyday come from China. In 2018 - former President Donald Trump launched a trade war with the country, eventually slapping tariffs on more than 300 billion dollars worth of Chinese imports. Two and half years into the Biden presidency \\u2013 those taxes are still here.

To understand why, NPR\'s White House correspondent Asma Khalid spoke with policy makers, economists and even went out to a factory floor in Minnesota.

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