Global Supply Chain Changes Underway as Trade War Drags On
China poised to lose manufacturing edge as companies plan exodus
Many multinational companies are planning to move their existing China-based manufacturing capabilities abroad, and some are reconsidering their overall footprint in China.
Shipping containers, including those of China Shipping, a shipping conglomerate under direct administration of China'a State Council, await transportation on a rail line at the Port of Long Beach on July 12, 2018 in Long Beach, California. Frederic Brown/AFP/Getty Images
Almost a year ago, I wrote that a protracted trade war between the United States and China “could permanently alter the landscape of the global supply chain.”
Fan Yu
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Fan Yu is an expert in finance and economics and has contributed analyses on China's economy since 2015.