Trump administration pushing to rip global supply chains from China - officials

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The US Commerce Department, state and other agencies are looking for ways to push companies to move both sourcing and manufacturing out of China.

The Trump administration is "turbocharging" an initiative to remove global industrial supply chains from China as it weighs new tariffs to punish Beijing for its handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, according to officials familiar with US planning.

President Donald Trump, who has stepped up recent attacks on China ahead of the November 3 US presidential election, has long pledged to bring manufacturing back from overseas.

 

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Not just Trump. Many countries must rethink supply chains post pandemic. Companies now know they can no longer depend on China as engine of world supply chains. Msia must plan & prepare. The risks & opportunities of the global shifts will be pivotal to Msia’s future.

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