Trump & Clinton masks ship in equal volume from Chinese factory

Cory Doctorow 8:01 am Fri May 27, 2016

Masks of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump lie in a box at Jinhua Partytime Latex Art and Crafts Factory in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China, May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song

But Jacky Chen, who manages the Jinhua Partytime Latex Art and Crafts Factory, believes that Trump will win and his mask will sell out.

It's not clear whether Mr Chen understands that Trump has promised to block Chinese imports if he prevails.

Such issues are far removed from the Trump mask production line at the factory in Zhejiang province, south of Shanghai.

Asked if he knew whose face he was making, 43-year-old worker Liu Dahua told reporters: "It's the president of the U.S., right?"

No masking Trump's popularity at Chinese Partytime Factory
[Xihao Jiang and Natalie Thomas/Reuters]

(Image: Aly Song/Reuters)

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