Japanese Companies Assess Cost of Decoupling From China’s Supply Chain

Japanese Companies Assess Cost of Decoupling From China’s Supply Chain
A Honda logo is seen at the 2016 Washington Auto Show in Washington, on Jan. 27, 2015. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
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More Japanese companies are considering weaning themselves from Chinese supply chains after more than 2,000 of them have withdrawn from China since COVID-19.

Some 26 percent of Japan’s total imports came from China in 2020, and while Japan may still have close economic ties with China, tensions between Washington and Beijing amid international tensions have forced Japanese companies to start considering the risks involved.

Kane Zhang
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Kane Zhang is a reporter based in Japan. She has written on health topics for The Epoch Times since 2022, mainly focusing on Integrative Medicine. She also reports on current affairs related Japan and China.
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