The Global Supply Chain and the Consumer Boycott of China: Impact of COVID-19

Exiled Tibetans hold placards during a protest march in support of the boycott of Chinese-made goods, in Dharmsala, India, on July 21, 2020. AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia

Most books on the supply chain and globalization take the consumer for granted and ignore the fact that at the end of every supply chain is the customer.

A new worldwide change in economics is occurring in response to the behaviour of the Chinese communist government in releasing and denying responsibility for the COVID-19 pandemic. It is reflected in small actions by multitudes of individuals, businesses that no longer order from China, and individuals who bypass stock in stores labelled “Made in China.”