Interesting given that the US ended its preferential economic and trade

treatment of Hong Kong in July 2020 because it was no longer able to distinguish Hong Kong as a separate entity from China. I'm curious to know how you differentiate products from Hong Kong vs. China? I ask because I think the port in Hong Kong is the busiest in the world so I am assuming the majority of China's products are shipped from there too.

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Posted: 11/10/2021 at 3:45PM

Cargo theft up 42% as backlog of container ships grow. -- MikeVT85 11/10/2021 10:09AM

Laffs. Enjoy the suck. ** -- ColoVT82 11/10/2021 1:02PM

This should serve as a wake up call to the powers that be -- VTJayLaw 11/10/2021 11:30AM

The government and corporate America are one the the same. ** -- NokieHokie 11/10/2021 2:04PM

The powers that be are us -- SteveInBaltimore 11/10/2021 12:37PM

You couldn't 100% avoid Chinese products even if you wanted to. ** -- HokieNoVA 11/10/2021 2:52PM

I don't buy from China. I stick to places like Hong Kong. ** -- HokieGator 11/10/2021 3:34PM

Interesting given that the US ended its preferential economic and trade -- VTHokie2000 11/10/2021 3:45PM

I don't. It was a joke that I don't know the difference between china and -- HokieGator 11/10/2021 4:59PM

Do we really have a choice? ** -- NokieHokie 11/10/2021 2:05PM

Tough situation, especially now with inflation going nuts ... -- vt90 11/10/2021 12:49PM

Agree... but expecting corporations to do anything that affects their -- SteveInBaltimore 11/10/2021 12:54PM

They could change cost of labor to fairly compete...oh wait, they can't -- RTFC 11/10/2021 1:44PM

It can be more than just cost of labor -- Tafkam Hokie 11/10/2021 2:03PM

"Cheaper labor" may also mean only earning $1 per day for 8-12 -- VTHokie2000 11/10/2021 2:24PM

Depends on what $1 buys me in that location, and it doesn't really -- RTFC 11/10/2021 3:55PM

It may not buy you much in SE Asia or Africa because inflation -- VTHokie2000 11/10/2021 4:09PM

True - OR maybe labor costs could change here. -- RTFC 11/10/2021 4:20PM

You are right about the minimum wage compared to the rest of the world -- VTHokie2000 11/10/2021 4:31PM

Well we do have choices here. -- RTFC 11/10/2021 4:37PM

Yes, people do have choices on where they live. -- VTHokie2000 11/10/2021 4:50PM

LOL ** -- PhotoHokieNC 11/10/2021 11:48AM

Maybe people will make stuff here ** -- bigbadbird 11/10/2021 11:03AM

Hope that message gets across! -- EDGEMAN 11/10/2021 11:45AM

Smart decision is to tax imports and don't to tax exports... -- hokiehunter07 11/10/2021 1:44PM

But trucking company and railroad stocks are going up! ** -- DonHo-kieHi 11/10/2021 10:17AM

Interesting given that the US ended its preferential economic and trade

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