The US-China tariff war has upended global manufacturing, forcing companies like Chicago-based Learning Resources to fundamentally change how and where its products are made.

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, K. Oanh Ha heads to Vietnam, where the toymaker has begun shifting the production of its popular children’s toys. We examine how the company is managing its complex shift from China – where its toys have been made for decades – what the factory boom means for communities on the ground in Vietnam and how all of this will impact consumers.

Further listening: The American Toymaker Suing Trump Over Destructive Tariffs
Xi’s Top Bargaining Chip Is a Trade War Game Changer

The US-China tariff war has upended global manufacturing, forcing companies like Chicago-based Learning Resources to fundamentally change how and where its products are made.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take Asia podcast, K. Oanh Ha heads to Vietnam, where the toymaker has begun shifting the production of its popular children&rsquo;s toys. We examine how the company is managing its complex shift from China &ndash; where its toys have been made for decades &ndash; what the factory boom means for communities on the ground in Vietnam and how all of this will impact consumers.
Further listening: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-american-toymaker-suing-trump-over-destructive/id1746141911?i=1000715338062">The American Toymaker Suing Trump Over Destructive Tariffs </a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xis-top-bargaining-chip-is-a-trade-war-game-changer/id1746141911?i=1000732878359">Xi&rsquo;s Top Bargaining Chip Is a Trade War Game Changer</a>

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An American Toymaker Struggles to Break Up With China

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