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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.

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

Trade war between China and the US: Unpacking the tariff exclusion lists

While almost every week brings a new episode in the trade war between China and the US, it is interesting to examine the exclusion lists used to allow certain products to be exempted from the additional tariffs.
Ganyi Zhang
September 17 2019
7 min

The Iron Belt: China Railway Express

The ancient silk road used to connect China and Central Asia by using camels, and now China aims to connect the Eurasian continent via the iron belt, its new railway initiative.
Ganyi Zhang
September 05 2019
5 min

The EU-Vietnam free trade agreement: impact on the logistics industry

On June 30th, the EU and Vietnam formally signed a Free Trade Agreement. This agreement is described by the EU as a “milestone” agreement with a developing country, with 99% of the tariff between these two entities being eliminated over the next ten years. It is also the second FTA concluded with a ...
Ganyi Zhang
July 18 2019
5 min

Eastern Partnership: the connections between the EU and Asia

On June 6th, the European Council published a joint declaration entitled Eastern Partnership-taking the transport cooperation agenda forward. This latest declaration reconfirmed the parties’ commitment to furthering cooperation on transport, addressing mainly the construction of new infrastructure, ...
Ganyi Zhang
July 08 2019
5 min

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