Supply Chain Research

With the recent focus on international trade policy it is easy to forget it is companies on the ground that make China’s $4 trillion of annual trade happen. Panjiva’s Shanghai sales team have passed on feedback from China-based customers about their views of trade policy right now. President Trump’s aggressive policies are seen as a serious threat. Antidumping cases and the section 301 review raise the risk of supply chain disruptions for Chinese firms, making it more difficult to work with American customers. Even well established relations are being questions. The “belt-and-road” polic...