Gordon Chang: Trump’s Tariffs Could End Transshipment Loopholes in China Trade

‘It makes a lot of sense when you want to make sure that nobody can evade these rules,’ China expert Gordon Chang said in an interview.

Shipping containers line the Port of Los Angeles on March 28, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on various countries aim to close trade loopholes that China has used to bypass duties, particularly through transshipment, in which goods are exported via a third country, according to American columnist and author Gordon Chang.

Chang, author of “The Coming Collapse of China,” said in an interview with The Epoch Times on April 7 that Beijing uses the transshipment method to avoid U.S. tariffs that would apply to Chinese exports.