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Some Chinese factory owners are selling directly to consumers on TikTok, pushing back against luxury brands that make a premium off of the products they produce.

TikTok-savvy Chinese manufacturers are marketing directly to American consumers

“What these factory owners are making is a point that, even with the tariff, it is still going to be drastically cheaper than when you’re buying from the brand directly,” said Caiwei Chen, a China reporter for MIT Technology Review.