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A brief guide to how the China-US trade war will affect your holiday shopping

  • Written by Charles Hankla, Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
Some gifts may soon get more expensive. imtmphoto/Shutterstock.com

With more tariffs on Chinese imports set to take effect this month, holiday shoppers in the U.S. face a dilemma: buy the Apple iPhone 11 or Hasbro toy action figures now or risk facing higher prices later.

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