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On TikTok, Chinese Manufacturers Open a New Line in the Trade War

Videos on the social media app, filmed at factories in China, urge viewers to buy luxury goods directly, as tariffs drive up prices. Americans are receptive.

By Sapna Maheshwari and Ang Li

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How E-Commerce Is Making China’s Deflation Worse

The push by Pinduoduo to lower prices has helped it become one of China’s fastest-growing e-commerce apps, and epitomizes a broader force plaguing the economy.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu