Topic: China

March 12, 2025

In 2025, China’s manufacturing sector is facing mounting challenges, significantly impacting global supply chains and increasing operational costs for businesses. Rising tariffs, higher labor costs, supply chain bottlenecks, and stricter compliance regulations are forcing many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to rethink their sourcing strategies. This guide delves into the key challenges for SMBs dependent ... Read more

November 5, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving global landscape, businesses are faced with the pressing need to adapt their supply chain strategies to mitigate risks and maintain competitiveness. The “China Plus One” approach has emerged as a key solution, encouraging companies to diversify their manufacturing and sourcing beyond China to build resilience and flexibility in the face of ... Read more

August 6, 2024

China’s supply chain plays a crucial role in global trade, but recent disruptions have highlighted both its strengths and vulnerabilities. This article examines the evolution of China’s manufacturing sector, its significant R&D investments, control over critical minerals, and the challenges posed by geopolitical risks. It also explores how businesses are adapting to these changes.

July 20, 2024

The United States government has taken a significant step in its efforts to eliminate goods made with Uyghur forced labor from the U.S. supply chain. The government announced May 16th that it is blocking imports from 26 Chinese cotton traders and warehouse facilities, drawing criticism from China but receiving praise from U.S. lawmakers who advocate ... Read more

July 5, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving global landscape, businesses are faced with the pressing need to adapt their supply chain strategies to mitigate risks and maintain competitiveness. The “China Plus One” approach has emerged as a key solution, encouraging companies to diversify their manufacturing and sourcing beyond China to build resilience and flexibility in the face of ... Read more

July 3, 2024

China has long been the world’s dominant manufacturing hub, but recent shifts in the global landscape have led companies to reassess their supply chain strategies. Rising labor costs, geopolitical tensions, and concerns over intellectual property protection are among the primary reasons businesses are exploring alternative production locations.

May 22, 2024

Contract manufacturing in China has become increasingly popular. This option suits large organizations that don’t want to own factories or invest in capital equipment and smaller companies where building production facilities isn’t feasible. Beyond the cost savings, using a Chinese contract manufacturer allows firms to focus their efforts on product innovation, sales, and marketing. Outsourcing ... Read more

May 8, 2023

How No Touch Easy Gloves moved manufacturing to China and cut 60-70% on production costs with the help of Gembah's factory sourcing services.

September 29, 2022

For years, China has been the go-to manufacturing location, but that has changed in recent times. With the increased transportation cost and heavy tariff policies between China and the United States, partnering with Sino factories is getting heavy on the pocket. On top of that, their sporadic city shutdowns in hopes of a ‘zero covid’ ... Read more

May 19, 2022

One of the most important decisions you can make when launching a new product is where your product is manufactured and who your manufacturing partner is. And let’s be honest, the pandemic and supply chain disruptions in recent years might make you question if manufacturing in China is still the obvious choice it may have ... Read more

October 29, 2021

Learn how to develop and maintain great relationship with your current or future Chinese partners to reduce risk in this Gembah webinar.

January 28, 2021

Transitioning from China can be very complicated, but diversification is giving many companies peace of mind.