To ensure that U.S. companies aren’t impacted by trade tensions with China in the near future, they must act now. 

The chancellor agreed to settle for a smaller deal that would give the Chinese state-owned company less sway after six members of his cabinet voiced their opposition.

China released a set of economic figures which had been postponed from the previous week, one day after Xi named party loyalist Li Qiang as the new second-in-command.

Manufacturing wages have risen in China, making the country no longer the global go-to place for low-cost labor, argues The Reshoring Institute.

Some of America’s leading chip-equipment manufacturers are pulling workers from China’s largest chip maker because of new U.S. restrictions on semiconductor exports.

The move is being closely watched as a potential signal the model may be closer to a return to service by Chinese carriers.

Natural disasters such as droughts, hurricanes and wildfires are becoming more frequent and are likely to wreak sporadic havoc on global supply chains

Chinese holidaymakers cut back sharply on travel and spending during the National Day break, while signs of a consumer slowdown across Asia mount.

The Biden administration declared Oct. 6 that batteries from China may be tainted by child labor, a move that could upend the electric vehicle industry.

The luster of China as a source of low-cost production has been progressively fading, and the push for more responsible supply chains extends well beyond measuring carbon emissions.