Xinhua, Cheyenne :
From coffee cups to cowgirls’ dresses, to jackets, and even cowboy hats and boots, Cheyenne Frontier Days, the greatest ten-day annual rodeo in the country and one of most American life style shows, is chock full of gifts and artifacts made across the Pacific Ocean.
In normal times, this would not seem unusual, but with U.S.-China trade frictions approaching the 13th month, vendors at the event in Cheyenne, Wyoming State, show no qualms about trading with China.
“We cannot keep our business without Chinese products. They are instrumental in helping driving sales all these years. I don’t see any trade imbalance caused by Chinese products. They meet our needs in various ways,” Linda Allen told Xihua Friday.
Allen, owner of a shop called “Traditional General Store” outside the Cheyenne Frontier Days arena, said that Chinese products, including silk clothes, watches, cosmetic mirrors, cards, jewelries, flasks and felt hats, are main contents of her store which has been running for 11 years.
She said her store has not suffered much from the U.S.-China trade frictions ignited by the White House, and the selling price of Chinese products remain unchanged so far.
“We’re here to celebrate the American way of life,” retired truck driver Jimmy Tolford told Xinhua.
Ironically, Tolford, an open supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, isn’t concerned about correcting a so-called trade imbalance between the United States and China.
Trump won Wyoming in the 2016 presidential election by a whopping 46 points over Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton. And despite representing Trump’s most loyal conservative base, the rodeo crowd in the sparsely populated “Cowboy State” seems reluctant to forgo Chinese products. American flags and “Make America Great Again” hats were scattered throughout the crowd Friday. Officials the event running on July 19-28 will attract over 500,000 people for the third straight year. But nobody says no to “made in China”.
From coffee cups to cowgirls’ dresses, to jackets, and even cowboy hats and boots, Cheyenne Frontier Days, the greatest ten-day annual rodeo in the country and one of most American life style shows, is chock full of gifts and artifacts made across the Pacific Ocean.
In normal times, this would not seem unusual, but with U.S.-China trade frictions approaching the 13th month, vendors at the event in Cheyenne, Wyoming State, show no qualms about trading with China.
“We cannot keep our business without Chinese products. They are instrumental in helping driving sales all these years. I don’t see any trade imbalance caused by Chinese products. They meet our needs in various ways,” Linda Allen told Xihua Friday.
Allen, owner of a shop called “Traditional General Store” outside the Cheyenne Frontier Days arena, said that Chinese products, including silk clothes, watches, cosmetic mirrors, cards, jewelries, flasks and felt hats, are main contents of her store which has been running for 11 years.
She said her store has not suffered much from the U.S.-China trade frictions ignited by the White House, and the selling price of Chinese products remain unchanged so far.
“We’re here to celebrate the American way of life,” retired truck driver Jimmy Tolford told Xinhua.
Ironically, Tolford, an open supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, isn’t concerned about correcting a so-called trade imbalance between the United States and China.
Trump won Wyoming in the 2016 presidential election by a whopping 46 points over Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton. And despite representing Trump’s most loyal conservative base, the rodeo crowd in the sparsely populated “Cowboy State” seems reluctant to forgo Chinese products. American flags and “Make America Great Again” hats were scattered throughout the crowd Friday. Officials the event running on July 19-28 will attract over 500,000 people for the third straight year. But nobody says no to “made in China”.
