Hemal Magallagoda, a store manager, noted that nearly all souvenirs in Las Vegas come from China. "All the souvenirs... I can say it's like 90 percent. 90 percent are coming from China," he said.

A line wrapped around the Downtown Summerlin shopping center on the morning of July 12, while patrons eagerly awaited the opening of a new Pop Mart. Most of them had one thing in mind: a Labubu.