By Emma Rumney LONDON (Reuters) -Popular vape brands like Geek Bar may get more expensive in the U.S. - if you can find them at all. Shipments of vapes from China to the U.S. ground to a near halt in May from a year ago,

Hawaii business owners are stocking up on critical supplies from China in case tariffs push prices even higher.

China's allegations come after President Trump on Friday accused the Chinese of violating a May 12 trade pact.

A crash in Chinese coal prices, and a flood of clean energy, are cutting power rates in major industrial hubs, easing pressure on some of the factories caught in the crossfire of trade hostilities with the US.

"Hello from China. So, I'm in a grocery store right now, and I wanted to show you how the American tariffs are affecting Chinese customers."

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China has blasted the U.S. for issuing AI chip export control guidelines, stopping the sale of chip design software to China, and planning to revoke Chinese student visas.

So far, China has made no official public threat about weaponizing its dominant position in this segment of the pharmaceutical industry. But Trump’s tariffs on the sector, if imposed, could worsen existing drug shortages and drive up prices for Americans,