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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 emergence of Road Freight Services between China and Europe

The disruption of shipping due to the pandemic has generated a growing need for diversified transportation modes on the Europe-Asia trade lane. While China-EU rail freight has caught most attention, there have also been growing demands for road freight between China and the EU. The door-to-door Chin...
Ganyi Zhang
November 18 2020
6 min

The development of the “China+1” concept in the US and the EU

Diversifying sourcing with additional manufacturing sites outside of China has become a top priority for the supply chain industry, even more so due to the pandemic. However, the degree of diversification is quite different between the US and the EU. The pandemic has undoubtedly favored the emergenc...
Ganyi Zhang
November 04 2020
7 min

China-EU trade prospects compared to Transpacific trade

Ocean Freight rates have evolved rather differently during the summer on Asia-Europe and Asia-North America routes. An analysis of trade between China and Europe, followed by a comparison with US-China trade, will allow a better understanding of this trend. The Euro-Asia trade lane seems much calmer...
Ganyi Zhang
October 23 2020
6 min

China-US: Trade boom or Trade war？

During the summer, the demand in the US for Chinese goods was very strong. Does this mean that the trade war is mainly a verbal one? Certainly not. The diversification in suppliers is a reality, especially in high added-value sectors. The record high transpacific eastbound ocean freight rate, due to...
Ganyi Zhang
October 06 2020
6 min

Rethinking the Congestion in the China-Europe Railway

The Asia-Europe Railway has been in the limelight since the outbreak of the pandemic, with a sharp surge in freight volume during the past eight months. However, this success is now hampered by its level of congestion. In the past eight months, the volume of freight (TEUs) via the Asia-Europe railwa...
Ganyi Zhang
October 01 2020
6 min

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

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