The rhetoric between China and the U.S. has been heating up. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
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FOSHAN, China — You might think a businessman like James Cheng would care who gets elected president of the United States.
Cheng, 46, owns a company in China that makes light fixtures for export, mostly to America. His main factory is currently churning out an order for more than 2,000 illuminated bathroom mirrors for a hotel in Las Vegas.
When then-President Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese imports in 2018, many of Cheng’s lights were hit with 25%