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Among the countries and businesses with the most at stake in the trade war unleashed by US President Donald Trump are those that supply Americans with their clothing and shoes.

The U.S. and China are engaged in an intensifying trade war, with Trump now aiming to blunt one of Beijing's crucial weapons.