China’s firms must integrate to succeed abroad, executives say at ‘Summer Davos’
South China Morning PostWednesday, June 25, 2025 at 10:00:08 PM
At the "Summer Davos" forum in Tianjin, business leaders argued that Chinese firms need to do more than just assemble products overseas—they should move entire manufacturing ecosystems abroad to truly succeed. With global trade tensions simmering under a potential second Trump term, companies are eyeing ways to make their supply chains tougher by setting up full-scale production in new markets, whether for local sales or exports.
Editor’s Note: This isn’t just about dodging tariffs—it’s a sign that Chinese companies are playing the long game. If they can replicate their whole supply chains overseas, they’ll be less vulnerable to trade wars and more competitive locally. For everyone else, it means China Inc. is digging in for a bumpy global economy.
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