The White House releases a report accusing China of shipping billions of dollars’ worth of goods to the United States through third countries to avoid U.S. tariffs. The report says this “transshipment” activity routes products around the tariff barriers imposed in 2018, reducing what the government collects in duties.
According to the outlets, the report—titled “The Great Transshipment Scam”—identifies more than 40 countries involved, described as ranging from Mexico to Israel. The White House alleges the scheme leads to billions of dollars in lost U.S. tariff revenue and frames the behavior as deliberate efforts to dodge trade restrictions.
Both reports describe the same central claim: the White House attributes the diversion of Chinese goods to a network of other countries that move merchandise onward to the U.S. While the coverage emphasizes the report’s findings and the number of countries named, neither outlet indicates that the countries or companies implicated have publicly accepted the allegations in response.
