Trump’s trade war has thrown American businesses, which source everything from aircraft parts to baby strollers from China, into chaos. Now some companies are challenging the president’s tariff rulings in the courts.


On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha is joined by Rick Woldenberg, CEO of the toy company Learning Resources, and Bloomberg’s Lucille Liu, to talk about the impact of the trade war on US importers and Chinese manufacturers and what it ultimately means for American consumers.


Read more: Chinese Toymaker Takes Drastic Action to Survive Trump’s Tariffs

Further listening: Live from Hong Kong: Why China Can Afford to Wait for a Deal, and the US Can’t
The US and China’s High-Stakes Diplomacy

Trump&rsquo;s trade war has thrown American businesses, which source everything from aircraft parts to baby strollers from China, into chaos. Now some companies are challenging the president&rsquo;s tariff rulings in the courts.
 On today&rsquo;s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha is joined by Rick Woldenberg, CEO of the toy company Learning Resources, and Bloomberg&rsquo;s Lucille Liu, to talk about the impact of the trade war on US importers and Chinese manufacturers and what it ultimately means for American consumers.
 Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-06-25/chinese-toymaker-takes-drastic-action-to-survive-trump-s-tariffs">Chinese Toymaker Takes Drastic Action to Survive Trump&rsquo;s Tariffs </a>Further listening: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-from-hong-kong-why-china-can-afford-to-wait-for/id1578096201?i=1000712963896">Live from Hong Kong: Why China Can Afford to Wait for a Deal, and the US Can&rsquo;t </a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-us-and-chinas-high-stakes-diplomacy/id1746141911?i=1000712516900">The US and China&rsquo;s High-Stakes Diplomacy</a>

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The American Toymaker Suing Trump Over Destructive Tariffs

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