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‘Made in USA’ is harder than Trump thinks.

China is an essential part of the world’s supply chains — just ask small businesses who’ve tried to make products in the US. Earlier this year a family-run company told me how it was impossible to manufacture certain playing cards domestically. Wired spoke with small businesses about the skill, machinery, factories, and expertise that only exist in China.

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