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dwindled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very clear \u2014 American customers have basically vanished,\u201d said Zhou Hua, a sales manager at denim company \u201c1988\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Guangdong accounted for around a fifth of China\u2019s foreign trade last year, at a record 9.49 trillion yuan ($1.39 trillion), according to China\u2019s customs website.<\/p>\n<p>The White House said last month that Trump will visit China on May 14-15, after delaying an earlier summit because of the war against Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s foreign ministry has not confirmed the dates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Zhou hopes a Trump visit will mean a reduction in tariffs, which would lead to an increase in orders for his jeans.<\/p>\n<p>While US orders accounted for only around 10 percent of his company\u2019s foreign trade, Zhou said the country is a fast fashion hub with \u201cmassive demand\u201d for apparel, especially denim.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For now, the company is focusing on exporting the jeans to other countries and also selling them within China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t put all our eggs in one basket,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Break the ice \u2013<\/p>\n<p>US tariffs on Chinese goods are a complex web of overlapping rates and product classifications that have evolved in recent years since Trump launched a trade war in his first presidential term.<\/p>\n<p>A February ruling by the US Supreme Court struck down a broad swath of the president\u2019s global tolls launched last year.<\/p>\n<p>Using a different legal framework, he swiftly announced a 10 percent global duty with a validity period of 150 days that also applies to Chinese goods.<\/p>\n<p>A Trump summit in China would help to break the ice between Beijing and Washington, 1988\u2019s boss Guo Tao said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the two countries fighting this tariff war, it\u2019s a lose-lose situation for everyone, it\u2019s not a win-win scenario,\u201d Guo told AFP.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He is worried not just because of the tariffs but also rising costs of raw materials, exacerbated by the war in the Middle East.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs business owners, we simply seek a thriving economy, national stability and global peace,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly in a peaceful world can we, as merchants, expand our trade to every corner of the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The corridors were packed with Chinese and foreign buyers haggling over prices, while shop owners touted products on live streams in front of glowing phone screens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A handbag seller surnamed Zhuang told AFP that while her small stall had not been directly hit by Trump\u2019s tariffs, she \u201cdefinitely\u201d felt the ripple effects as price-conscious consumers pulled back on spending.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 \u2018Strike back\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey may want to buy our goods but feel the price is too high and decide against it because these aren\u2019t necessities,\u201d Zhuang said, perched on a small stool unpacking her 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