restricting imports was meant to help workers and businesses like wayne sosin�*s. not so, he says.t they've done is discouraging companies like us from continuing to have american people making our bikes. all of which leaves free trade without a clear champion in the race for the white house. michelle fleury, bbc news, new york. now, businesses in asia are particularly watching for changes in us trade policy after the november vote. but hsien—hsien lei from the american chamber of commerce says it's not just about tarrifs. businesses of course have to think about their business plans and tariffs play a role in that but at the same time there are other things involved. we are talking about supply chain resilience and now we have to think about the climate. so businesses have a lot to catch upon and administrations, no matter which country, also need to think about the many things they can do to help support businesses and the economy. right, and let's start in terms of policies. we will start with president trump. obviously his policy when he was in office, former president trump, w

owner wayne sosin is scared of what may be coming next — more tariffs.s business, because the parts he needs — tyres, seats and pedals — all come from abroad. up until recently we ate all the costs of the tariffs, but we have no choice but to pass some of this on to consumers. and also the big effect on us is if we weren't paying these tariffs, think about what we could have done with that money — could have made investment in machinery and personnel to grow our business. not that long ago, republicans were all about free trade while, ifanything, democrats lean towards protectionism for local industries and jobs. but then donald trump arrived on the scene and flipped the debate. tariffs. the self—described tariff man, donald trump, views import duties as a way to grow america's manufacturing sector, by making foreign countries foot the bill. we're going to have a - manufacturing boom and a lot of it's just taxationi policy, tariff policy. they're going to come roaring back. - when they have to pay tariffs to come in, but they have - incentive to build he