Are MAGA hats made in China? Viral video reveals Trump’s 'hypocrisy' amid tariff war

The China-United States relationship has always been complex. Despite tensions, both nations have maintained significant economic ties and cooperation in sectors like trade and climate. US President Donald Trump has always taken a tough public stance on China, however, Washington's dependence on Beijing has been an open secret.

 

Since 2016, the US has been caught up in rumours that Trump's mighty 'Make America Great Again' hats are made in China. Once again the MAGA hats have become a hot topic of discussion with a Chinese state media outlet releasing a video of MAGA hats being made in a factory in the country.

  

The video, which has gone viral, is contradictory to Trump's calls to 'Buy American, Hire American'.

 

According to China 24 news channel, the MAGA hats made by Jiahao Flat Company in China's Anhui province are priced around $1 dollar.

The video shows workers busy making the hats in sewing machines and producing banners that boldly declare Trump's re-election slogan. A factory worker holds up a nearly finished Trump banner and says, "Every day we must produce over 1,000 of this".

 

Notably, the video has emerged at a time when both nations are engaged in a tariff war. China has retaliated by imposing a 125 per cent tariff on US imports against Trump's 145 per cent reciprocal tariffs on Chinese goods.

  

China's Ministry of Commerce called it "unfair" and urged the US to "completely cancel" its tariffs levied against Beijing.

  

As the MAGA hats issue is raging, Chinese content creators have also taken to TikTok and other social platforms to "expose" the reality behind global manufacturing. 

The Chinese producers have also stepped in to claim how much the world relies on their factories.

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