• catloaf@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    We’ve been shifting imports out of China for quite a few years now. If you look at “made in” labels, I’m sure you’ve noticed that they’ve changed from China to Taiwan, Thailand, El Salvador, hell I got a shirt recently that was made in Jordan. I’d never seen that before.

    While a lot of stuff is still made in China, that shift means it won’t cause a huge destabilization, at least for the US. Of course it will still cause problems, but they’re already trying to limit the potential damage.

    • Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      Pandemic accelerated it a lot. Couple projects I was on were to move production lines out of China to Mexico, Malaysia, and India. The move to India was pre-pandemic to avoid Trump tariffs. The other two were during the pandemic to avoid Chinese lockdowns.