China TikTok leaves luxury brands’ lovers with heart palpitations

Some luxury brands’ lovers are having a meltdown on social media after multiple videos of Chinese manufacturers have surfaced exposing where the high-end products are allegedly made.

As the trade war between China and the United States rages on, the patriotic Chinese business people on TikTok are fighting back, revealing that most expensive items including from Gucci, Prada, Hermes and Louis Vuitton (LV) are made for far less in their country without any quality compromise.

The unexpected move came after US President Donald Trump hit Beijing with the highest tariffs of up to 145%.

Well, China also didn’t roll over and play dead. It imposed retaliatory tariffs of 125% on all US products.

Amid the furore, some Americans expressed their concerns on social media over how the high tariffs will affect them, especially since many clothes and shoes come from overseas.

And, the Chinese didn’t sleep on the money and jumped into the opportunity, giving US consumers an option to buy directly from them to avoid paying exorbitant prices in tariffs.

Bags and makeup are also on the list and the manufactures claim that all the goods are being shipped to Europe, where the brands just put their labels on to raise the prices.

 

More reasonable outlets such as Zara and H&M have also been mentioned, with claims that most of their products are also manufactured in China.

 

Even the most loved Stanley cups, which cost over R1 000 in South Africa, are reportedly made in China as well as the brand’s bags.

Yhooo Yhoo! 😅🔥🔥🔥🔥

Your “expensive” Stanley cups and bags are made in China and sold very cheap. Xi Jinping is fighting everyone here! Wow.

Don’t start a war with China. pic.twitter.com/byMzhzQqOT

— Evaluator. (@_AfricanSoil) April 13, 2025

Thanks China, everyone now can wear Prada or Gucci 😁😁😁

— Ahmad 🇵🇸 (@dreamjordan2) April 14, 2025

 

Tomorrow I will have atleast 20 pairs of Gucci sneakers, ke deala le machina now pic.twitter.com/GpAaDh7m5h

— Moremadi🐚💨 (@MakofaneDimphoo) April 13, 2025

This is depressing

— SimplyExtrodinaryblog (@TheMusicBinger) April 14, 2025

yeses come to think of it, my LV flops didn’t last me a year moerskond and I had bought them at Waterfront 😂🤣😂🤣

— MDK Brothers (@MdkBros) April 13, 2025

 

80% of Gucci made in China. Hermes bags cost $1000USD. I wanna throw up pic.twitter.com/eufsrLDxMb

— Brittany Rae (@legitbrittFLA) April 13, 2025

 

Everything is made in China. pic.twitter.com/Y3wN3yWKzG

— Mbali Mashinini (@mbalis_bakery) April 14, 2025

 

China is really fed up with the US and Europe. What on earth is going on? Chinese are everywhere on social media telling people where big brands buy material in China. Encouraging people to buy directly from China to save money. Whoa! 🤭

Trump and the EU need to apologize to Xi… pic.twitter.com/l1TK0giBnE

— Evaluator. (@_AfricanSoil) April 13, 2025

 

One thing about China, they FIGHT! They have no time to be diplomatic and nice when provoked. pic.twitter.com/AEUAQ49RI5

— Evaluator. (@_AfricanSoil) April 13, 2025

Trump has also said there will be no tariff exemptions on Chinese-made smartphones and other electronics, saying the products would be subject to a semiconductor tariff. He is expected to reveal details on this in the week.

China on the other hand advised Trump to stop undermining other countries through his high tariff regime.

It’s also warned that it will fight to the end should Washington remain stubborn and not stop its trade hostility.