Sudden decrease in Sino-American freight shipments surprises U.S. officials - Over the past 12 hours, Chinese cargo ships have entered U.S. ports.

The tariff policy of the US government is causing continued impact on the US economy. According to a report by CNN on May 10, officials from the Port of San Pedro Bay in the US revealed a shocking news on the morning of the 9th: "In the past 12 hours, no cargo ships have departed from China to the two major ports on the US West Coast." Just 6 days ago, there were supposed to be 41 cargo ships departing from China to this global fifth-busiest port after Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Shenzhen. The report states that the cargo volume at the busiest ports in the US is sharply declining. Cargo volume at the Port of Long Beach has decreased by 35%-40% below normal levels. Cargo volume at the Port of Los Angeles is down by 31% this week. Ports on the US East Coast such as New York and New Jersey also reported a decrease in cargo volume. On May 7, the second largest container port in the US, the Port of Seattle, reported that there were zero container ships arriving that day, an unprecedented phenomenon since the outbreak of the epidemic. Ryan Calkins, Commissioner of the Port of Seattle, told CNN's Caitlyn Collins, "Nothing is coming over at all." Mario Cordero, CEO of the Port of Long Beach, said that an agreement must be reached urgently for consumers, otherwise they will face price increases or shortages of certain goods. "If the situation doesn't change quickly, we may see empty shelves in stores. Consumers will feel this within the next 30 days," Cordero said. CNN reported that over 63% of the goods arriving at the Port of Long Beach come from China, the highest among all ports in the US. The second largest shipping company in the world, Maersk, told CNN that cargo volume between the US and China has decreased by 30% to 40% compared to normal levels. On the 10th, California Governor Newsom criticized the US government's tariff policy in a podcast interview, saying that the US economy is now "flashing red lights" because of it. Newsom stated that rough statistics and information obtained from conversations with dock workers and truck drivers indicate a 20% decrease in import volume at the Port of Oakland in northern California. The import volume at the port area of Los Angeles and Long Beach in southern California has decreased by 35%, and the number of scheduled incoming cargo ships for California as a whole has sharply decreased by 60%. Newsom said, "This is flashing red lights, not just yellow warnings. It is now the time for the US government to wake up, as they have caused real damage to the economy, and this damage is not easily repaired in a short period of time."