Experts Warn of China’s Near-Monopoly on Freight Container Production, Threatening Global Supply Chain

Expert says it's ‘deeply concerning’ China produces 95 percent of the world’s shipping containers

This picture taken on March 2, 2022 shows shipping containers at a port in Hong Kong. Photo by Dale De La Rey/AFP via Getty Images

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A recent report from the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) showed that China’s control of global container manufacturing poses a threat to supply chains and economies worldwide.