China

The Chip Industry Has a Problem With Its Giant Carbon Footprint

April 9, 2021

Demand for semiconductors is surging as life becomes increasingly digital, but all that computing power comes at a cost.

Commodity Shipping Rates Are Surging Amid Uneven Recovery

April 8, 2021

Bloomberg

For a glimpse of how quickly and unevenly economies are recovering from the pandemic, look no further than the market for shipping raw materials.

End of Suez Snarl Marks Beginning of New Stress on Global Trade

March 31, 2021

Bloomberg

The Ever Given leaves in its wake several weeks or months of disruptions across a world economy where the pandemic revealed both the sturdy backbone of global trade and an Achilles’ heel.

China May Boost Cotton Imports to Cut Xinjiang Fiber in Exports

March 31, 2021

Bloomberg

China could import more cotton to replace fiber from Xinjiang that’s being rejected by some Western companies and threatens to hurt its booming textile export industry.

In Race for Speed, Massive Cargo Ships Are Outrun by Nimble Vessels

March 25, 2021

Bloomberg

Running full steam has revealed how temperamental the backbone of the global trading system is when stretched.

China’s Comeback and Nomadic Sourcing: The Pandemic Trends That Will Stay

March 17, 2021

Sébastien Breteau, SCB Contributor

China’s comeback, the global shift toward nomadic sourcing and a rising rate of labor abuses are trends likely to linger on.

Shortage of New Shipping Containers Adds to Global Trade Turmoil

March 17, 2021

Bloomberg

The world’s biggest makers of shipping containers are scrambling to meet a surge in demand for the metal boxes that shuttle some 90% of the goods around the global economy.

Huawei Pivots to Fish Farms, Mining After U.S. Blocks Its Phones

March 15, 2021

Bloomberg

Six months after the Trump administration dealt a crushing blow to Huawei Technologies Co.’s smartphone business, the Chinese telecommunications giant is turning to less glamorous alternatives that may eventually offset the decline of its biggest revenue contributor.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | Biden’s Trade Priorities: The First 100 Days, and Beyond

March 12, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

With the pandemic still raging and the U.S. domestic economy slumping, how will President Biden address critical issues of international trade?

China’s Tech Revolution Aims to Cut Dependence on West

March 2, 2021

Bloomberg

For U.S. politicians, China’s potential to dominate sensitive cutting-edge technologies poses one of the biggest geopolitical threats of the next few decades. President Xi Jinping is similarly worried the U.S. will block China’s rise, and is unveiling plans for greater self-sufficiency.

China

The latest supply chain news, analysis, trends and best practices for companies operating in China. Learn how businesses are optimizing supply chain and logistics performance across China’s 22 provinces, five autonomous regions and four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing) - addressing a range of challenges such as rising labor costs, poor infrastructure, complex customs and trade laws, unstable political climates and government controlled exchange rates.