Shanghai, April 14 -- Major ports and provinces engaged in foreign trade in China are beginning to show the initial effects of the ongoing tariff conflict between the two biggest economies in the world, as reported by Radio Free Asia.

By Thursday, hardly any cargo ships were headed to the US from the once-bustling ports of Shanghai and Guangdong, while export factories in provinces vital to China's export economy have largely come to a standstill, according to sources within the country, as highlighted by RFA.

Local business owners stated that stacks of shipping containers, which did not make it onto ships bound for the US by the April 9 deadline, are now accumulating at the ports of Shanghai and Guangdong, as per RFA reports.

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