(10 Apr 2025)
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Los Angeles – 10 April 2025
1. Exterior of the La Fiesta party and toy store
2. La Fiesta store owner Jose Garcia points out products made in China
UPSOUND (English) Jose Garcia, La Fiesta store owner: "Balloons, latex balloons, ribbons, bags. Everything made in China."
3. Various of packaged balloons and toys
4. SOUNDBITE (English) (English) Jose Garcia, La Fiesta store owner:
"We are in downtown LA, Los Angeles and this is the toy district. This store is called La Fiesta."
5. Exterior of La Fiesta
6. SOUNDBITE (English) (English) Jose Garcia, La Fiesta store owner:
"Mostly everything, 90 percent, comes from China. And obviously we are really concerned because as the President has announced 125 percent tariffs, will double the price- even more than double the price of the products."
7. Boxes are labeled with Made in China
8. Balloons show Made in China markings
9. SOUNDBITE (English) (English) Jose Garcia, La Fiesta store owner:
"Not a lot of happiness right now. It’s a lot of concern. A lot of what’s gonna happen. Are we gonna be able to have a job?"
10. A Little Mermaid doll shows a made in China label.
11. Garcia walks past boxes of goods from China
12. SOUNDBITE (English) (English) Jose Garcia, La Fiesta store owner:
"Obviously, looking at the future, I think all these things are gonna be affecting mom and pop businesses. As it is, since the tariffs were announced, I noticed a lot of businesses have been closing."
13. A toy truck from China
14. Garcia examines a balloon made in the US UPSOUND (English) Jose Garcia, La Fiesta store owner: "Made in USA. Wow. Surprised."
15. Packaging shows a Made in China label
16. SOUNDBITE (English) (English) Jose Garcia, La Fiesta store owner:
"People are not thinking and making parties right now. So we’re not selling. If I don’t sell, I cannot buy. So what I should do is stock up. I’m not able to do right now. Right now as a business I think we are in a day to day basis."
17. Garcia checks his store’s stock
STORYLINE:
In the aftermath of Wednesday’s tariff whiplash, President Donald Trump is deciding exactly what he wants out of trade talks with as many as 75 nations in the coming weeks.
Trump is also figuring out next steps with China. He upped his tariffs on Chinese goods to 145% after China placed retaliatory taxes of 84% on imports from the U.S.
The tariffs are worrying many small business owners who rely heavily on goods made in China to stock their aisles.
In Los Angeles, La Fiesta party and toy store owner Jose Garcia worried that tariffs could double prices on the balloons, dolls and ribbons that fill 90% of his shop.
"Not a lot of happiness right now," said Garcia. "It’s a lot of concern. A lot of what’s gonna happen. Are we gonna be able to have a job?"
Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, says the administration already has “offers on the table from more than 15 countries.” Hassett says the next step will be determining exactly what Trump wants out of the negotiations.
China is reaching out to other nations as the U.S. layers on tariffs, in what appears to be an attempt by Beijing to form a united front to compel Washington to retreat.
It’s meeting only partial success as countries are unwilling to ally with the main target of President Donald Trump’s trade war.
Trump backed off his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, saying countries were lining up to negotiate more favorable conditions.
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