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China says it will resume some ties with Taiwan after visit by opposition leader

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China said Sunday it would resume some ties it had suspended with Taiwan such as direct flights and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products following a visit by the Beijing-friendly opposition leader of the self-ruled island.
The Taiwan Work Office under China’s Communist Party issued a statement saying it would explore setting up a longstanding communication mechanism between the Communist Party and Taiwan’s Kuomingtang Party. It said it will facilitate the import of Taiwan’s aquaculture products that it had previously banned.
Cheng Li-wun, the head of the Kuomingtang, and China’s President Xi Jinping held a high-profile meeting Friday during which they called for peace, without offering specifics. China claims the island as part of its territory and hasn’t ruled out the use of force to annex it.
Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, which oversees the relationship with China, said the measures that were announced, such as promoting a communication mechanism, were «political transactions» between the two parties that circumvented the government of Taiwan.
TAIWAN OPPOSITION LEADER MEETS XI IN BEIJING AS TAIWAN DEFENSE FIGHT INTENSIFIES
China said it will restore some suspended ties with Taiwan after a high-profile meeting between Xi Jinping, right, and Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun, left, in Beijing on Friday, April 10, 2026.. (Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via AP)
«The government’s position is clear: to ensure the interests of the nation and its people, all Cross-Strait affairs involving public power must be negotiated by both governments on an equal and dignified basis to be effective and truly protect the rights and well-being of the people,» the Mainland Affairs Council said in response to the Chinese announcement.
Relations between China and Taiwan, which remain split since 1949, have been tense since the election of pro-independence President Tsai Ing-wen from the Democratic Progressive Party in 2016. Beijing cut off most of its official dialogue with Taiwan’s government, and has started sending warships and fighter jets closer toward the island on a daily basis.
BIPARTISAN HOUSE CHINA PANEL SLAMS BEIJING’S TAIWAN DRILLS AS ‘DELIBERATE ESCALATION’

XI Jinping meets with a delegation of the Kuomintang in Beijing, China, on April 10, 2026. Taiwan pushed back after China announced new cross-strait measures following Xi Jinping’s meeting with the Beijing-friendly opposition leader. (Li Xiang/Xinhua via Getty Images)
In the statement, China said it plans to resume direct flights between Taiwan and mainland cities like Xi’an or Urumqi, although it remained unclear how the measures will be implemented without the approval of the Taiwanese government.
China banned its citizens from individual trips to Taiwan in 2019. Taiwan’s rules now require Chinese visitors to hold a valid resident visa from another country, like the U.S. or the European Union, to apply for a visitor visa.
US INTEL SOFTENS ON CHINA THREAT, SAYS NO TAIWAN INVASION PLANNED BY 2027 DESPITE MILITARY BUILDUP

Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader Cheng Li-wun at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday, April 10, 2026. China is offering limited trade and travel openings to Taiwan while continuing to press its territorial claim over the self-ruled island. (Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via AP)
China also said it would work toward construction of a bridge that would connect the mainland to Matsu and Kinmen, Taiwanese islands that are closer geographically to China. The project is a longstanding proposal that Beijing has previously announced.
China banned the import of Taiwanese pineapples in 2021, and since then has extended it to other fruits and products including the grouper fish, squid and tuna.
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After the initial ban on grouper, Taiwan’s Ministry of Agriculture said it approached China about making adjustments to ensure it met import requirements. China replied with a limited list of individual companies that were allowed to sell to China, but without explanation.
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El gobierno de Trump empieza a devolver US$166.000 millones de aranceles cobrados en el último año

Cuando el presidente Donald Trump desveló sus extensos aranceles globales en abril de 2025, se jactó de que generarían ganancias inesperadas y “harían a Estados Unidos rico de nuevo”. Pero después de sufrir una derrota significativa ante la Corte Suprema, Trump está a punto de devolver el dinero.
El gobierno de Trump tiene previsto dar los primeros pasos para reintegrar más de US$166.000 millones recaudados de aranceles que fueron anulados en febrero. Poco más de un año después de imponer muchos de los gravámenes, se espera que el gobierno empiece a aceptar solicitudes de reembolsos, renunciando a su preciada fuente de ingresos, más intereses.
Para algunas empresas estadounidenses, los muy anticipados reembolsos podrían ser sustanciales, y ofrecerían alivio financiero crítico, aunque tardío. Los aranceles son impuestos sobre las importaciones, por lo que las políticas comerciales del presidente Trump han supuesto una gran carga para las empresas que dependen de productos extranjeros. Muchas han tenido que elegir entre absorber los aranceles, recortar otros costos o traspasar los gastos a los consumidores.
Esas empresas pueden empezar a presentar documentación al gobierno para recuperar lo que pagaron en aranceles ahora revocados. Como muestra de la exigencia, más de 3000 empresas, incluidas FedEx y Costco, ya han demandado al gobierno de Trump en un intento de conseguir sus reembolsos, y algunos casos se presentaron incluso antes del fallo de la Corte Suprema.
Pero únicamente las compañías que pagaron oficialmente los aranceles tienen derecho a recuperar ese dinero. Eso significa que el universo más amplio de personas afectadas por las políticas de Trump -incluidos millones de estadounidenses que pagaron precios más altos por los productos que compraron- no pueden solicitar una reparación directa.
Que los consumidores obtengan algún beneficio depende de si las empresas comparten las ganancias, algo a lo que pocas se han comprometido públicamente a hacer. Algunas han empezado a agruparse en demandas colectivas con la esperanza de recibir un pago. El presidente Donald Trump anuncia nuevos aranceles a varios países durante un evento en la Rosaleda de la Casa Blanca, el 2 de abril de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Mark Schiefelbein, Archivo)
Muchos empresarios dijeron que no estaban seguros de la facilidad del proceso de devolución de los aranceles, sobre todo al tener en cuenta la oposición declarada de Trump a reintegrar el dinero. El gobierno ha insinuado que podrían pasar meses antes de que las empresas reciban algún dinero. Para aumentar la incertidumbre, la Casa Blanca se ha negado a confirmar si recurrirá nuevamente a los tribunales en un intento de detener algunas o todas las devoluciones.
Melkon Khosrovian, cofundador de la destilería Greenbar de Los Ángeles, se preparó para el proceso de devolución reuniendo documentos y registrándose en el nuevo portal de devoluciones del gobierno. Los aranceles de Trump habían sido una “pesadilla” para su destilería, dijo, la cual requiere ingredientes cultivados en el extranjero como vainilla, nuez moscada, bayas de enebro, café, té e hibisco.
Khosrovian, participante en We Pay the Tariffs (Pagamos los aranceles), una coalición de pequeñas empresas que se han opuesto a las políticas del presidente de EE.UU., admitió que no tenía muchas esperanzas de ver un reembolso pronto. Su empresa había pagado casi 100.000 dólares en aranceles que ahora se consideran ilegales.
“Pensamos que puede que nos lo devuelvan, puede que no. Parece un proceso muy opaco”, dijo
La Casa Blanca no respondió a una solicitud de comentarios. Una portavoz de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos, que gestiona el proceso de devolución de aranceles, se negó a poner a funcionarios a disposición para una entrevista.
El meollo de la cuestión el conjunto, en constante cambio, de los llamados aranceles recíprocos que Trump impuso el año pasado al utilizar la Ley de Poderes Económicos de Emergencia Internacional, o IEEPA, por su sigla en inglés.
Ningún presidente anterior había utilizado nunca esta ley de 1977 para aplicar aranceles, lo que llevó a la Corte Suprema a fallar en contra de Trump en febrero. La decisión puso fin al poder comercial más ágil y potente de Trump, que había utilizado para una vasta variedad de propósitos, desde la lucha contra las drogas ilegales hasta la protección de aliados políticos en el extranjero.
Aunque el gobierno ha perdido casos comerciales en el pasado -y se ha visto obligado a devolver dinero como consecuenci–, el proceso de devolución que ahora espera a Trump no se parece a ninguno de la historia reciente. Según el propio recuento del gobierno, en marzo había más de 330.000 importadores que habían pagado aranceles IEEPA por más de 53 millones de entradas.
El gobierno calcula que acumuló más de 166.000 millones de dólares en ingresos procedentes de esas tasas sobre las importaciones. Según Scott Lincicome, vicepresidente de economía general del Instituto Cato, de tendencia libertaria, se espera que ese saldo pendiente acumule unos 650 millones de dólares adicionales en intereses cada mes, o unos 22 millones de dólares al día.
Las implicaciones fiscales por sí mismas llevaron a Trump a afirmar a lo largo de la batalla legal que una pérdida podría llevar al gobierno a una “¡GRAN DEPRESIÓN!”, afirmación que los economistas rechazan ampliamente. Una vez que la Corte Suprema falló en su contra, su gobierno intentó ralentizar el proceso hasta que la Corte de Comercio Internacional intervino en marzo y ordenó al gobierno que devolviera el dinero a los importadores.
La orden del tribunal de comercio pareció desencadenar una carrera de obstáculos entre los funcionarios federales de aduanas para armar un proceso digital que permitiera manejar la avalancha de solicitudes, según los expedientes judiciales. Estos documentos también revelaron los problemas técnicos a los que se enfrentó el gobierno de Trump al intentar devolver el dinero.
Entre los muchos obstáculos, el gobierno de Trump dijo que tuvo que poner en marcha un sistema completamente nuevo que pudiera procesar las devoluciones en bloque y separar los aranceles anulados por la Corte de los vigentes sobre esos mismos bienes. Al principio, el gobierno ni siquiera tenía forma de ingresar el dinero directamente en las cuentas bancarias de la mayoría de los importadores, dijeron los funcionarios de aduanas.
Como resultado, el sistema de devolución que se estrena, conocido como CAPE, solo podrá procesar importaciones en un punto determinado del proceso de pago de aranceles. Esto abarca aproximadamente el 63 por ciento de las entradas de importación sujetas a los aranceles del IEEPA, dijo anteriormente el gobierno, aunque tiene previsto ampliar el sistema en breve. En su orientación pública, las aduanas dijeron que esperaban tardar entre 60 y 90 días en emitir un reembolso una vez aceptada la solicitud del importador.
Katie Hilferty, quien supervisa la práctica comercial en el bufete de abogados Morgan Lewis de Washington, describió el proceso de devolución como novedoso y complejo, y añadió que estaría “gratamente sorprendida” si las devoluciones se pagaran tan rápidamente como afirmó el gobierno. El gobierno de Trump empieza a devolver los aranceles cobrados en el último año, tras el fallo de la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. que anuló. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times)
Pero añadió que, dado el tamaño de la operación, “no me sorprendería que se produjeran fallos técnicos u otros errores de procesamiento”.
Algunos propietarios de pequeñas empresas parecían especialmente pesimistas, sobre todo después de soportar un año de presiones arancelarias siempre cambiantes por parte de Washington.
“No diría que soy en absoluto optimista respecto a que vayan a llegar a tiempo”, dijo Cassie Abel, fundadora y directora ejecutiva de Wild Rye, que fabrica ropa para mujer. Su empresa también participó en la coalición We Pay the Tariffs, que se ha opuesto al presidente. Abel dijo que esperaba unos 250.000 dólares en devoluciones, más intereses.
Incluso si consiguen recuperar sus aranceles, es probable que las mayores empresas estadounidenses se vean presionadas para compartir cualquier reembolso con los clientes, quienes han visto subir los precios como consecuencia de los aranceles de Trump.
Al menos una empresa, FedEx, ya ha dicho que intentaría devolver el dinero a los clientes. El gigante del transporte figura a menudo como importador registrado, pero traslada los aranceles adeudados a los clientes y empresas que compraron las mercancías.
Otra empresa, Costco, ha señalado que podría trasladar los beneficios de las devoluciones recibidas a los compradores, potencialmente en forma de precios más bajos. Sin embargo, el minorista de compras a granel sigue enfrentándose a una nueva demanda colectiva de compradores que creen que debería devolver el dinero directamente a los clientes.
Alex Durante, economista jefe de la Tax Foundation, una organización sin ánimo de lucro que suele estar a favor de bajar los impuestos, dijo que no esperaba que las empresas mostraran un “impulso inmediato de devolver todo eso a los consumidores”.
Por un lado, dijo, muchas empresas se preparan para que el presidente Trump finalice una serie de nuevos aranceles que sustituyan a los que la Corte Suprema invalidó. Eso, explicó, probablemente también limitaría a las empresas el gasto de gran parte de sus devoluciones en contratación o producción, y neutralizaría cualquier impacto económico.
“Siguen en un mundo de incertidumbre”, dijo Durante, en referencia a las empresas, y añadió que la dinámica “no ha cambiado tanto”.
Para imponer sus aranceles de reemplazo, el gobierno de Trump ha abierto investigaciones sobre decenas de prácticas comerciales de otros países, en virtud de una disposición de la Ley de Comercio de 1974.
Se espera que esas investigaciones resulten en aranceles de magnitud similar a los que anuló la Corte Suprema. Trump ya ha aplicado un arancel temporal del 10 por ciento a la mayoría de las importaciones, utilizando otra sección de la ley de 1974.
Las pequeñas empresas y los estados han vuelto a desafiar a Trump por su uso de esta última autoridad, conocida como Sección 122. Las empresas en ese caso están representadas por el Liberty Justice Center, el grupo jurídico que se impuso a Trump por sus aranceles de la IEEPA ante la Corte Suprema.
Sara Albrecht, presidenta del centro, se mostraba optimista antes del lunes respecto a que las devoluciones podrían avanzar a buen ritmo. Pero, añadió, no desharía el daño causado a las empresas desde que Trump anunció sus aranceles en el acto que había bautizado como “Día de la Liberación” en abril de 2025.
“Sigue sin reparar el daño que padecieron las pequeñas empresas el año pasado”, dijo Albrecht, y explicó que los despidos y otros recortes que debieron aplicar significan que “no van a quedar plenamente resarcidas”.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard sidelines president as military grip expands

IRGC leader takes control of Iran’s military as US tensions rise
A US Navy destroyer intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, firing into its engine room after repeated warnings. Following a six-hour standoff, US Marines took custody of the vessel. President Donald Trump issued stern warnings, threatening to ‘take out their bridges and power plants’ if ongoing peace talks fail, as Iran’s hardline IRGC leader consolidates military control.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the elite branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, has blocked President Masoud Pezeshkian’s presidential appointments and erected what sources described as a security cordon around Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, a report published Tuesday by Iran International said.
The IRGC effectively has assumed control over key state functions, the report claimed.
«It was always a matter of when, not if, the IRGC was going to step forward even more than it has in the last three decades,» Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of the Iran program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital.
Pezeshkian has reached a «complete political deadlock» as tensions between his administration and the military leadership deepen, according to the report.
IRAN’S CEASEFIRE PUSH MAY BE A ‘CYCLE OF DECEPTION,’ ANALYSTS WARN AS SHADOWY FIGURE GAINS POWER
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the elite branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, has blocked President Masoud Pezeshkian’s presidential appointments, a new report says. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
The reported shift could have major consequences far beyond Iran.
Analysts say a more powerful IRGC likely would mean a more confrontational Iran, less willing to compromise in talks with Washington and more inclined to continue military escalation across the region. With U.S.-Iran negotiations already faltering and uncertainty growing over whether Tehran will even send negotiators to the next round of talks, the rise of the Revolutionary Guard raises fresh doubts about who actually is making decisions in Iran and whether any civilian official can still speak for the regime.
«But it’s a mistake to assume this is some sort of coup,» Ben Taleblu said. «This has been the process in Iran for years now, as the regime has chosen conflict over cooperation and emboldened its security forces at every juncture.»
Pezeshkian’s recent effort to appoint a new intelligence minister collapsed after direct pressure from IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi, sources told Iran International, arguing that all proposed candidates, including former Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan, were rejected.

FILE- Members of the Iranian revolutionary guard march during a parade. The IRGC is designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the State Department. A large part of its work is to covertly operate outside of Iran. (Reuters)
Vahidi reportedly insisted that under wartime conditions, all critical and sensitive positions must be chosen and managed directly by the Revolutionary Guard until further notice.
«By any standard, Vahidi is considered a radical even within the regime’s hardline elite, and his rise is a warning that Tehran’s war machine now calls the shots,» Lisa Daftari, foreign policy analyst and journalist, told Fox News Digital.
Under Iran’s system, the president traditionally nominates an intelligence minister only after securing approval from the supreme leader. But with the condition and whereabouts of Mojtaba Khamenei unclear in recent weeks, the IRGC appears to be increasingly acting without civilian oversight.
IRAN’S NEW SUPREME LEADER IS ‘HIS FATHER ON STEROIDS,’ EXPERTS WARN OF HARDLINE RULE

RGC commander Ahmad Vahidi reportedly insisted that under wartime conditions, all critical and sensitive positions must be chosen and managed directly by the Revolutionary Guard until further notice. (Morteza Nikoubazl/Nur Photo via Getty Images)
The report claims Pezeshkian repeatedly has sought an urgent meeting with Mojtaba Khamenei but has been unable to establish contact.
Instead, according to Iran International, a «military council» made up of senior IRGC officers now controls access to the center of power, preventing government reports from reaching Mojtaba and effectively isolating him from the elected government.
Still, analysts say the reported power struggle reflects a longer trend in Iran, where the Revolutionary Guard has steadily expanded its influence over politics, the economy, and national security.
Ben Taleblu argued that Pezeshkian’s apparent sidelining should not be viewed as a dramatic break from the past because the president never exercised significant independent authority.
«Those who worry about Pezeshkian’s potential sidelining need to consider what he realistically was or wasn’t able to do mere months ago when the regime slaughtered 40,000 Iranians in the streets,» he said.
Pezeshkian, elected in 2025 on promises of moderation and reform, has repeatedly found himself constrained by the security establishment and the clerical leadership.
The latest report suggests that dynamic has intensified dramatically as Iran faces growing external pressure and internal uncertainty.
One of the most striking claims involves Ali Asghar Hejazi, a powerful security official inside the office of the supreme leader.
LETHAL ELITE ‘BLACK-CLAD’ KILL SQUAD GUARDS IRAN’S NEW SUPREME LEADER MOJTABA KHAMENEI

A banner featuring Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and senior commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is displayed in Tehran, Iran, March 14, 2026. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Some of Mojtaba Khamenei’s associates are now trying to push Hejazi out because he opposed Mojtaba succeeding his father, according to Iran International.
The report said Hejazi warned members of the Assembly of Experts that Mojtaba lacked the qualifications to become supreme leader and that hereditary succession would violate the principles laid out by Ali Khamenei.
Hejazi reportedly also warned that putting Mojtaba in power would effectively hand the country to the Revolutionary Guard and permanently sideline civilian institutions.
That warning increasingly appears to reflect what is already happening.
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Analysts say the latest developments suggest the IRGC is no longer operating behind the scenes, but is openly emerging as the dominant force in Tehran. (AFP/Via Getty Images)
The Revolutionary Guard, created after the 1979 Islamic Revolution to defend the regime, has long evolved far beyond a military force. It now controls major sections of Iran’s economy, oversees the country’s missile and nuclear programs, and exerts influence across nearly every branch of government.
Analysts say the latest developments suggest the IRGC is no longer operating behind the scenes, but is openly emerging as the dominant force in Tehran.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations declined to comment.
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Dem hopeful who co-founded Joe Rogan’s favorite jeans under fire for ‘Made in America’ claim

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A Democrat running for Congress in Michigan is campaigning on a ‘Made in America’ platform, but has a history of outsourcing jobs and products at his own companies.
Matt Maasdam is under scrutiny for expressing a desire to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. from overseas while relying on offshore production during his time at Under Armour and at two other companies he helped found — one of which is credited with making ‘Joe Rogan’s favorite jeans.’
The Navy SEAL-turned-businessman is running in a crowded primary to take on Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., who flipped the seat in 2024 after Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., vacated to run for Senate.
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Democratic candidate for Michigan’s 7th district is under scrutiny for claiming to want to bring back manufacturing to America, but working for and founding a company that sourced and manufactured products oversees (Matt Maasdam campaign )
Maasdam’s campaign website says one of his top priorities if elected to Congress would be «making more essential goods here in America, ensuring jobs pay fair wages, and keeping our manufacturing and food supply chains strong so we’re not dependent on countries like China.»
PECOS Outdoor — a portable work table company where Maasdam is CEO — sought to use products from a Chinese vendor, according to a 2022 shipping record obtained by Fox News Digital. The record denoted that PECOS received a container of samples from the Nanjing Tuchun Import and Export Co. in 2022.
Additionally, both Under Armour and Revtown, which he co-founded, outsourced production of their clothing to foreign countries.
Emma Grundhauser, Maasdam’s campaign manager, argued in a statement to Fox News Digital that he took the opportunity to build a company that makes things in America, «because it’s the right thing to do, not because it’s easy.»
DEM SENATE CANDIDATE TAKES SWIPE AT JOE ROGAN AFTER REFUSING TO DISAVOW HASAN PIKER’S PAST COMMENTS

Tom Barrett speaks at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Nov. 4, 2024, before former President Donald Trump holds his final campaign rally ahead of election day. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP)
«A one-off shipment of samples doesn’t change that record,» Grundhauser said. «Matt has been clear since day one: as a congressman, he’ll fight to keep the Michigan dream alive by making more things here in America so we’re not dependent on countries like China.»
«Michigan’s labor unions are standing with Matt because they know he’ll fight to bring jobs home — unlike Tom Barrett, who voted for Trump’s reckless tariffs that have killed nearly 100,000 American manufacturing jobs,» she continued.
During a candidate forum in Michigan earlier this month, an audience member asked Maasdam about his private sector record after he highlighted endorsements from local labor unions. He insisted it was impossible to manufacture jeans in America as an excuse for why the apparel companies found work outside the U.S.
«I worked for Under Armour. They made a lot of their stuff overseas. I wasn’t in charge of Under Armour, right? As much as I would like to make that stuff here, we didn’t,» Maasdam admitted.
After serving as a military aide to former President Barack Obama — often spotted carrying the nuclear football during his administration — Maasdam entered the private sector and worked for sportswear company Under Armour. He later started his own apparel company, Revtown, best known for producing jeans branded as podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan’s favorite.
GOP SENATE HOPEFUL MICHELE TAFOYA ACCUSES WALZ, ELLISON OF IGNORING MINNESOTA FRAUD SCHEME

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks as House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., right, listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Friday in which he blamed Democrats for the partial government shutdown. (Mariam Zuhaib/AP)
Under Armour relies heavily on outsourcing, and similarly Revtown sourced denim from Italy and manufactured its clothing in Guatemala.
«There were two good denim mills in the world — one is in Italy, one is in Japan. There are none in America. So when you talk about how to get denim to America, we don’t make it,» Maasdam saidat the forum. «We don’t actually make the material, right? And so we would bring that to Guatemala, then it got cut and sewn, and we brought it here to sell it.»
Maasdam later co-founded PECOS Outdoor, a Texas-based outdoor table company that touts its commitment to making and sourcing products in the U.S.
«I got poached from that company to start another company, and everything in that company was made in America and assembled in America,» Maasdam said. «And so from the perspective of like where is my heart and mind in terms of that stuff, it’s here, in the United States. So, that’s what we did.»
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But the 2022 shipping record obtained by Fox News Digital shows PECOS received a shipment of sample materials from a Chinese vendor, meaning none of the companies Maasdam has helped lead are free from foreign outsourcing.
PECOS Outdoor and Revtown did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Republicans are hoping to maintain control of the Michigan seat to preserve their narrow majority in the upper chamber. Meanwhile, Democrats are eyeing the district — which has proved flippable before — as a pickup opportunity in their bid to regain a majority in the House.
«Millionaire Matt Maasdam lined his own pockets by shipping jobs overseas,» National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Zach Bannon told Fox News Digital when asked about the revelations. «Maasdam has proven he will put his own bank account ahead of hardworking Michiganders.»
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