Trade Tensions Impact: Individual investors concerned about China-US trade conflict
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Despite a slight up-tick in the A-share market today, the trade conflict between the world's major economies is keeping stock market volatility high around the world, and of course that raises concerns for investors. Our reporter Chen Tong visited a trading center in downtown Shanghai earlier today to see what investors are thinking.
CHEN TONG SHANGHAI "Today is the first trading day following the Qingming Festival holiday, and during the past week, trade conflict between China and the United States grew a lot more serious. Both countries are now threatening to increase import duties on the other's exports. This and other uncertainties have added to stock market volatility in the past few weeks. But how about individual investors? They are back in force today at trading centers like this."
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR "Some of my shares have been influenced by the conflict, some not."
 "My shares were down a lot, all of them slumped a lot."
"I'm not nervous. Why should I be?"
"There was an impact, of course. I was nervous. But our country is tough too."
While most were concerned about the conflict, the reaction was mixed. Some are selling, while others are hanging on to see what happens next.
"I won't sell or buy. I'm going to wait to see."
"The market is at a bottom. I've been buying."
"I'm confident about the market."
During the recent weeks, stock markets in the United States, Europe and the Asia Pacific have all saw turbulence. In the A-share market, steel, telecommunications, textiles and construction materials have seen significant declines. But sectors like agriculture and fisheries have benefited, as China has been talking about possibly bringing in tariffs on U.S. agricultural products.