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Do we draw into a meaningless war?

China and the United States are engaged in a trade war as each country continues to dispute tariffs placed on goods traded between them. US President Donald Trump had declared in his campaign to fix China's "longtime abuse of the broken international system and unfair practices". In April 2018, the United States filed a request for consultation to the World Trade Organization in regard to concerns that China was violating intellectual property rights...China vs the United States 2018 Trade War - wiki

The Trump tariffs are a series of tariffs imposed during the presidency of Donald Trump as part of his economic policy. In January 2018, Trump imposed tariffs on solar panels and washing machines of 30 to 50 per cent.^[1]Later the same year he imposed tariffs on steel (25%) and aluminium (10%) from most countries...Trump tariffs - wiki

'Final Assembly = Made in China?'
OEM Original equipment manufacturer
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is a company that produces parts and equipment that may be marketed by another manufacturer. For example, Foxconn, a Taiwanese electronics contract manufacturing company, which produces a variety of parts and equipment for companies such as Apple Inc., Dell, Google, Huawei, Nintendo, Xiaomi, etc., is the largest OEM company in the world by both scale and revenue.

Can we state it clear again?

Designed by 

Manufactured by 

Distributed by

'Made in China' is the designation of goods that have been manufactured in mainland China  Made in China - wiki

'Made in China' labels don't tell the whole story...

by multinational companies from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States that are using China as the final assembly station in their vast global production networks...The New York Times

'Germany celebrated an obscure birthday: 
the “Made in Germany” label turned a hundred and twenty-six years old. The label originated when England, in 1887, passed a law forcing foreign companies—which had been manufacturing copycat British products—to make the origins of their products clear. The British wanted to stigmatize imitation goods from Germany, in particular... Newyorker.com - Renuka Rayasam

Caused too many misunderstandings & argues!

'Made in' label was successful in the last century BUT seems a time to define it again from the original.

Consumer shopping by perception?

When you look at the tag of your shirt, and it says “Made in Bangladesh”, what does it mean to you?

For most people, a reputation for each country exists in their brains. The same Bangladeshi shirt coming instead from Germany or Brazil could evoke different perceptions to a consumer – and in aggregate, these views have a substantial impact on the success of goods in international markets...Survey of consumer perception

Globalization is testing our Trust & Faith & Understanding.