AP Spotlight 'Nowhere to turn': Small businesses dependent on imports from China feel more desperate MAE ANDERSON Associated Press Apr 30, 2025 Apr 30, 2025 Updated Nov 2, 2025 0 × A tea shop in a Michigan college town is caught in the middle of the ongoing tariff fight between the United States and China. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — Major orders canceled. Containers of products left stranded overseas. 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