As the US-China trade war intensifies, many American importers are looking for alternatives. They often look at Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Mexico, etc. But what about Taiwan? There is sometimes an opportunity to start sourcing products from there, especially in electronics. … [Read more...]
Does the Future of Vietnam Manufacturing Depend on Taiwan?
I talked with a client who was working in a Taiwanese factory established in Guangdong in the early 1990s. It had been set up recently — production was previously done in Taiwan. Their facility was making products that require metal, rubber, plastic, and textile parts. At the very beginning, all these parts were coming in full containers from their old Taiwanese suppliers. Over a few years, they convinced all their main component suppliers to set up production in South China, in order to … [Read more...]