Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign set to be hit by his own China trade war tariffs

Fuyang Jiahao, a small factory north of Shanghai, are busy producing flags with slogans including ‘Trump 2020’ and ‘Keep America Great’

Last week the US president announced a wide range of tariff increases on Chinese imports, including national flags and other articles made from textiles

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Workers at Fuyang Jiahao, a small factory in Fuyang city about 600km north of Shanghai, are busy producing flags with slogans including “Trump 2020” and “Keep America Great”. Photo: Reuters

Published: 6:45pm, 26 Aug 2019Updated: 10:06am, 28 Aug 2019

US President Donald Trump’s escalation of the trade war with China could soon be about to come home to roost, with large quantities of materials for his 2020 presidential campaign set to be hit with import tariffs.

Workers at Fuyang Jiahao, a small factory in Fuyang city about 600km north of Shanghai, are busy producing flags with slogans including “Trump 2020” and “Keep America Great”.

But with national flags and other articles made from textiles set to be subject to a new 15 per cent tariff rate from September 1, Trump’s own campaign could soon be paying more for its goods imported from China.

“Our production has not yet been affected,” said Yao Dandan, the owner of the Fuyang Jiahao Flag Company.

“[The trade war] is an issue between countries. We have no choice. It will certainly have an impact on us. Sales could be affected if tariffs are imposed on [our products].”