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PhD in Political Science, Ganyi gives a sharp look at the evolutions of the global Supply Chain industry through the prism of the political and economic context.

The resurgence of Coronavirus and its impact on Europe-Asia trade

Starting in July, we have witnessed a resurgence of COVID-19 in Asia and Europe. The growing infection rate in Asia, the global export powerhouse, poses concerns for global trade. Global trade is still being deeply affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. This article first takes a comparative look at Aus...
Ganyi Zhang
September 16 2020
7 min

Transatlantic Trade: a new “mini trade deal” between the EU and the US

On August 21st, the US and the EU reached a new tariff agreement. For the first time in twenty years, both sides have agreed on tariff reductions on certain goods, in particular on US lobster. According to August’s tariff agreement, the EU will remove the tariff on US lobsters with a trade value of ...
Ganyi Zhang
September 09 2020
6 min

Reshoring or Diversification: the possible options for European manufacturers

The Covid-19 pandemic gives a fresh impetus to an idea which has already been floated around the table by the global supply chain’s stakeholders: relocation from China. The economic arguments are now joined by political considerations. The pandemic has meant that relocation from China has come to th...
Ganyi Zhang
August 14 2020
7 min

Coronavirus: an asymmetrical recovery which unsettles the supply chain

The Covid-19 epidemic continues to spread around the world, despite a certain respite in China and Europe. A complex situation to manage, especially in sectors dependent on global logistics. The recovery promises to be asymmetrical, both regionally and by industry. On July 7th, the EU published its ...
Ganyi Zhang
July 28 2020
8 min

China-Europe rail freight growth: long-lasting trend or flash in the pan?

The coronavirus pandemic has boosted the emergence of new options for the supply chain between Asia and Europe. Other modes than ocean shipping and airfreight have been considered, in particular railway and intermodal shipping. The Chinese government strongly supports this trend. The pandemic has po...
Ganyi Zhang
July 03 2020
7 min

Tensions between China and US: closer EU-China trade relations?

Could trade relations between China and the European Union profit from the tensions between China and the US? This article tries to answer this question by exploring the impact of the transatlantic and transpacific trade tensions on China-EU trade relations. The China-US phase one deal certainly did...
Ganyi Zhang
June 23 2020
8 min

EU-Brazil trade amid the recovery and outbreak

Brazil is the single largest supplier of agricultural products and the main supplier of raw material for the European Union. Whilst the country is now in the thick of the coronavirus pandemic, this paper discusses the impact of the outbreak in Brazil on the recovery of the EU. Since May, as Europe b...
Ganyi Zhang
June 09 2020
7 min

Cross-border E-commerce: a silver lining to the uncertainty of global trade?

The pandemic has resulted in a strong increase in demand for e-commerce since lockdown measures have led consumers to seek more online options. Under the challenges facing global trade, which the IMF predicts will suffer an 11% annual contraction, we analyze in this paper if cross-border e-commerce ...
Ganyi Zhang
May 26 2020
9 min

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