The US is on alert for supply chain disruptions caused by Omicron in China: Biden officials

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in which it has locked down entire cities to stop outbreaks. The country reported 66 cases from local transmission on Wednesday , down from 163 on Jan 16, the most in one day during the Omicron surge.

China's US embassy, asked to comment on the American initiative, cited remarks by President Xi Jinping earlier this month urging steps"to facilitate cross-border trade, keep industrial and supply chains secure and smooth, and promote steady and solid progress in global economic recovery".

US officials put in place an early-alert system during the rise of the Delta variant last year, which improved the federal government's monitoring of global supply chain disruptions as they occurred around the globe, the administration official said. The data capture port and air-freight activity as well as information that private-sector companies provide to the government about their own facilities or suppliers in China. It informs forecasting systems used by White House economists to measure the impact on the US economy.

 

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