NPR's Steve Inskeep visited the source of your stuff. And heard how China's manufacturers are handling U.S. tariffs.

The products on the wall include spades, saws, caulk guns, garden shears, bolt cutters, garden hose nozzles, drill bits, levels — essentially anything made of metal that you'd find in a hardware ...

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Wang Nan operates a wholesale shop high in one of the buildings of the market. The products on the wall include spades, saws, caulk guns, garden shears, bolt cutters, garden hose nozzles, drill bits, ...

(SOUNDBITE OF POWER TOOLS) INSKEEP: I've been going around this store just writing down things that are for sale - spades, saws, staplers, caulk guns, garden shears, wire cutters, bolt cutters.

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