Yellen Pitches ‘Friendshoring’ to Protect Supply Chains From ‘Risky’ Countries Like China

Yellen Pitches ‘Friendshoring’ to Protect Supply Chains From ‘Risky’ Countries Like China
Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen at the Center for Global Development in Washington, on Oct. 6, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Bryan Jung
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Janet Yellen, secretary of the U.S. Treasury, was in India to promote “friendshoring” to protect supply chains from unreliable countries like China and Russia.

The pandemic, supply chain problems, and rapidly changing geopolitical allegiances over the past two years have accelerated a redrawing of trade and economic relations around the world.

Bryan Jung
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Bryan S. Jung is a native and resident of New York City with a background in politics and the legal industry. He graduated from Binghamton University.
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