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Is this all the result of COVID or: Are we witnessing a trade war? Or Are supply chains being used to prepare for global war?

• fogihujy 5y ago
  Frankly, I doubt it. While it would cause severe issues if the Chinese decided to stop exporting goods to the rest of the World, the supply chains have been under a lot of strain the past two years. After all that's happened, I'd be more surprised if the supply chains hadn't been affected.
• lithium_throw 5y ago
  It's the result of our response to Covid. Shutting down the entire global supply chain for months was certain to have dramatic effects, I'm just suprised it took this long. I'm sure interested parties are also making full use of the chaos to futher their own ends.
  • tsywke44 5y ago
    Umm, no. did you read the article? The early covid supply chain issues were ages ago, the effects of those were gone by last summer. The current supply chain issues are mainly due to China’s zero-covid policy and a typhoon closing down ports. The western world is basically back to pre-covid business wise, with Asia being the bottleneck
    • lithium_throw 5y ago
      >trapped by typhoons and Covid outbreaks that have worsened major congestion in the global supply-chain network. Yes, I did. There is no way that the delicate machinery of international trade has already recovered - large parts of the world were still in lockdown last summer!
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    • jjulius 5y ago
      >Umm, no. did you read the article? The early covid supply chain issues were ages ago, the effects of those were gone by last summer. You mean the article that says a key port in Shenzhen was shut down in May 2021 due to a COVID outbreak? That one?