Jess Jiang

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Producer at NPR

Senior Supervising Editor at Planet Money

shaper of stories, words and ideas (aka editor) @planetmoney. formerly producer @roughly she/her

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The debt limit, the origins of the X Date, and why it all matters

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Amanda Aronczyk |Jess Jiang |Sam Kesler

Note: A version of this episode first ran in 2023. Every year, the U.S. government spends more money than it takes in. In order to fund all that spending, the country takes on debt. Congress has the power to limit how much debt the U.S. takes on. Once we reach that limit, Congress has a few options so that the government keeps paying its bills: Raise the debt limit, suspend it, or eliminate it entirely.
Are Trump's tariffs legal?

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Willa Rubin |Jeff Guo |Jess Jiang |Sam Kesler

When President Trump announced his sweeping new tariffs this year, many trade law experts were startled. Typically, presidents don't have the authority to impose broad tariffs with a snap of their fingers. But Trump's advisors have an unusual new legal theory. They say that as long as there's a national emergency of some kind, Trump may be able to create whatever tariffs he wants. This is a creative interpretation of a 1977 law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA.
The U.S.-China trade war, according to game theory : Planet Money

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Keith Romer |Jess Jiang |Sam Kesler |Amanda Aronczyk

The U.S.-China trade war, according to game theory : Planet MoneyOver the last few months U.S.-China trade relations have been pretty hard to make sense of – unless you look at what's happening through the lens of game theory. Game theory is all about how decisions are made, based not just on one side's options and payoffs, but on the choices and incentives of …
The future of the robotics metaverse in the healthcare sector

1 month ago | mondaq.com | Jacqueline Bore |Jess Jiang

On February 26, 2025, the European Economic and SocialCommittee (EESC) adopted an opinion addressing the integration of roboticsand the metaverse in healthcare. This forward-looking documentoutlines the opportunities and challenges presented by theseemerging technologies, emphasising the need for a robust regulatoryand ethical framework to ensure their safe deployment across theEU. The possibilities for improvement are vast.
The 145% tariff already did its damage

1 month ago | wfae.org | Sarah Gonzalez |Jess Jiang |Emma Peaslee

Even though the 145% tariff on Chinese imports only lasted a month, it already inflicted its scars on the economy. Global trade is just not something you can turn off and on like that. Some companies got really unlucky. Like those whose goods arrived at U.S. ports before the pause. If a medium size company had a million dollars worth of goods imported, they had to pay an extra million and a half dollars on top of that – just for the tariff.
The 145% tariff already did its damage : Planet Money

1 month ago | npr.org | Sarah Gonzalez |Jess Jiang |Emma Peaslee

The 145% tariff already did its damage Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1251782092/1269327888" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> There is normally a cargo ship, parked, getting unloaded under the cranes. But the 145% tariff on imports from China brought shipping way down. And it'll take a while for the shipping volumes to return at the Port of Los Angeles.
What happened to U.S. farmers during the last trade war

1 month ago | wrvo.org | Amanda Aronczyk |Jeff Guo |Jess Jiang |Sylvie Douglis

The U.S. exports billions of dollars worth of agricultural products each year — things like soybeans, corn and pork. And over the last month, these exports have been caught up in a trade war and subject to enormous retaliatory tariffs. U.S. farmers have been collateral damage in a trade war before. In 2018, President Trump put tariffs on a bunch of Chinese products including flatscreen TVs, medical devices and batteries.
What happened to U.S. farmers during the last trade war : Planet Money

1 month ago | npr.org | Amanda Aronczyk |Jeff Guo |Jess Jiang |Sylvie Douglis

What happened to U.S. farmers during the last trade war Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1251284848/1269313365" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> LaVon and Craig Griffieon on their farm near Ankeny, Iowa. Grant Gerlock/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Grant Gerlock/for NPR LaVon and Craig Griffieon on their farm near Ankeny, Iowa.
What happened to U.S. farmers during the last trade war : Planet Money

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Amanda Aronczyk |Jeff Guo |Jess Jiang |Sylvie Douglis

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What "Made in China" actually means

1 month ago | wrvo.org | Jeff Guo |Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi |Jess Jiang |James Sneed

Virtually every product brought into the United States must have a so-called "country of origin." Think of it as the official place it comes from. And this is the country that counts for calculating tariffs. But what does it really mean when something is a "Product of China"? How much of it actually comes from China? And how do customs officials draw the line? Here in the U.S., the rules are delightfully counterintuitive.