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Tariffed: The Toymaker That Took on Trump Part Two

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Episode Tariffed: The Toymaker That Took on Trump Part Two

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The US-China trade war has upended global manufacturing, forcing companies like Chicago-based Learning Resources to fundamentally change how and where its products are made, even as it challenges the tariffs in court.

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

Further listening: The American Toymaker Suing Trump Over Destructive Tariffs

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