The destruction of a Baltimore bridge has crippled a busy port, adding to the strains confronting the global supply chain.
Category: International Trade and World Market
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Yellen to Warn China Against Flood of Cheap Green Energy Exports
The Treasury secretary, who plans to make her second trip to China soon, will argue that the country’s excess industrial production warps supply chains.
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Automakers Rerouting Shipments After Baltimore Bridge Collapse
The city’s port ranks first in the country for the volume of automobiles and light trucks it handles.
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Germany’s Solar Panel Industry, Once a Leader, Is Getting Squeezed
Domestic manufacturers are caught between China’s low prices and U.S. protectionist policies, even as demand increases.
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China’s Plan to Spur Growth: A New Slogan With Familiar Ideas
As China’s leaders promote their strategy, other countries worry the country is increasing factory overcapacity and plans more exports.
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Chip Makers Searching for ‘China Plus 1’ Are Finding Malaysia
A flood of American and European companies are expanding there and around Southeast Asia, a sign of how geopolitics is reshaping tech manufacturing.
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China’s Exports Surge Are Drawing a Global Backlash
Increasing overseas sales of manufactured goods are helping China’s economy and creating employment, but countries from Europe to South Asia may lose jobs.