supply chain

Foreign‑invested firms in China are increasingly turning to cross‑border restructuring to reduce risk while keeping a foothold in the Chinese market Cross‑border restructuring offers a way to de‑risk supply chains, sidestep punitive tariffs, and build operational resilience without abandoning China entirely. It is not just moving factories from China to Vietnam or Indonesia. It requires a strategic overhaul of tax structures, legal entities, workforce plans, intellectual property arrangements, supplier networks, …

China’s manufacturing industry powers much of the global economy, producing everything from smartphones to industrial machinery at a scale, quality and cost that few other nations can rival. For British businesses, tapping into this vast production hub offers undeniable advantages, including lower costs, rapid scalability, and access to a sprawling network of suppliers. However, ensuring consistent quality control when manufacturing in China remains a formidable challenge, particularly for British firms …

Whether you are selling to Chinese consumers, using China as an Asia service base or sourcing from China, managing a steady and sustainable supply chain structure is crucial to running successful operations in China and beyond. But over the last few years, the Covid pandemic and a series of serious geopolitical crises have increased the challenges of supply chain management, causing logistical disruption, rising costs and labour market concerns. This …

Global affairs writer and researcher Timothy van Gardingen explores China’s major role in the world’s renewable energy infrastructure At the 75th General Assembly of the UN, China announced that it was committing to reaching peak carbon emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. President Xi Jinping called for all countries to commit to innovative green development, stating that exploiting the environment with little concern for conservation was no longer …

Increased collaboration and the alignment of objectives has meant that supply chains have never been in better shape. However, the pandemic has caused some major setbacks, writes Alexandra Kimmons Technological advancements, international collaboration and alignments of objectives have helped improve the quality and speed of China’s supply chains in recent years, according to Alex Makino-Farrell, CBBC‘s China market business adviser. But the pandemic has exposed certain fragilities and illuminated a …

Supply chains have been severely disrupted by the Covid-19 virus, turning already complex logistics and payment structures into something of a minefield. Adnaan Mukta explains how The Covid-19 crisis has severely disrupted the supply chains of many UK businesses that depend on imports from China. The Bank of England reports that production stoppages in China have hit output in sectors ranging from car manufacturing to aerospace. Now more than ever, therefore, …

Unipart explains how companies can establish themselves along the Belt and Road and what supply chain issues they might face Building the Belt and Road Initiative Throughout the world, mass globalisation has increased demand for logistical speed, paving the way for China’s trillion dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and the exciting new era that will herald. Even before the BRI, China was investing heavily into its infrastructure though. Between …