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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 Coronavirus Outbreak: A summary of its impacts on the supply chain

The coronavirus outbreak is going to have a wide range of impacts on shipping and supply chains, as well as on the Chinese manufacturing industry. The coronavirus outbreak in China has caused over 300 deaths there since January 2020. On January 30th, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the ...
Ganyi Zhang
February 03 2020
7 min

China-US Phase One Trade Deal: A moment of truce?

2019 has been a year full of uncertainties: The China-US trade war, Brexit, and troubled waters in Hormuz... Now we have entered into 2020, some are experiencing a moment of respite whilst others are escalating. Let’s analyze the trends that can be anticipated. Along with the signature of the China-...
Ganyi Zhang
January 24 2020
8 min

China-US trade war: what would a delay of tariffs mean

Another round of an additional 15% tariff on $156 billion of Chinese goods could enter into force on December 15th, at the same time as 5% to 25% tariffs on US automobile and automobile parts by China. On Thursday, Trump's signing off on the Phase One deal in principle may shed some lights on the tr...
Ganyi Zhang
December 13 2019
4 min

EU-Singapore FTA: A pilot for the EU’s ambitions in Southeast Asia

On November 21st, the first EU-Singapore FTA entered into force. It marks a milestone between the EU and Southeast Asian countries. A decade after the 2009 pause in the negotiations that had started in 2007 towards a EU-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) FTA, the EU finally has free trad...
Ganyi Zhang
November 29 2019
6 min

Do Free Trade Agreements really benefit European trade?

According to the 3rd annual report on the implementation of trade agreements published by the EU on October 14th, in 2018, EU exports to preferential trade partners grew by 2%, whereas the total growth of the EU's exports worldwide was 4%. The figures for imports are similar: 4.6% in comparison to 6...
Ganyi Zhang
November 19 2019
6 min

An overview of the US tariff on 7.5 billion USDs-worth of EU goods

On Oct. 18, the US imposed a tariff on 7.5 billion dollars-worth of EU goods, following a decision of WTO granting the US the right to take countermeasures against EU’s subsidies to Airbus. The value of the goods being targeted accounts for over 17% of the total EU exports to the US in 2018. In this...
Ganyi Zhang
November 04 2019
5 min

EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement: there are good times ahead for European food…

On February 1st, 2019, the EU-Japan economic partnership agreement (EPA) entered into force. This agreement, also known as JEFTA (Japan-EU Free Trade Agreement), creates the largest free trade partnership in the world, with the EU gradually removing 99% of its tariff lines on goods from Japan and Ja...
Ganyi Zhang
October 01 2019
5 min

Completing the global shipping network: China’s new land-sea trade corridor

On August 15, the Chinese National Development and Reform Council (NDRC) issued its latest five-year plan regarding the new international land-sea trade corridor. This far-reaching logistics policy document organizes the development of a smooth multi-modal shipping channel between China and Southeas...
Ganyi Zhang
September 24 2019
5 min

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