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Beware the Wrath of the Chinese Consumer
Or risk a chorus of complaints from boycott-battered U.S. companies.
Remember what happened to South Korea?
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There’s a dog that hasn’t barked in the current round of trade tensions between the U.S. and China: Despite the first direct tariffs coming into force Friday, the Chinese consumer has been on her best behavior.
That’s somewhat unusual if you consider Beijing’s most recent diplomatic spats with its trading partners.