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Tariffs on Chinese imports making business ‘worse than 2008’ for local NC restaurant

By Leoneda Inge,

Eli Chen, Cole del Charco

Published May 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT

Eli Chen

WUNC

Neo-China owner Jordan Wang, 36, stands in front of one of several paintings in the restaurant done by his uncle.

Editor's note: This Due South interview was recorded before recent tariff negotiations with China.

The prices of imported goods are almost certain to go up, as tariffs from the U.S. take effect. While President Trump has instated a 90-day pause, it doesn’t apply to a 145% tariff on China.

WUNC's Eli Chen has been following the local fallout, including at a family-owned Chinese restaurant that may have to close.

Guest

Eli Chen, Digital Producer at WUNC

Due South

Leoneda Inge

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at WUNC as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Eli Chen

Eli Chen is WUNC’s afternoon digital news producer.

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Cole del Charco

Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for WUNC, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.

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