Marketplace has been following Lei’s business since 2018, just before President Trump imposed tariffs in his first term. Not only did his business survive the extra levies, but Lei said the percentage of his sales to the U.S. went up from 50% in 2018 to 70% at the start of this year.

China has accused President Donald Trump of causing severe disruption to global supply chains after he doubled the United States' steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 percent. Trump hiked the Section 232 tariffs in a proclamation that took effect on June 4,

U.S. exports to China would likely have been $160 billion to $201 billion greater without the seven-year Trump-Biden trade war.