Insights | U.S. cannot easily reverse global production shift, Russian expert says

(ECNS) -- As the U.S. seeks to revive domestic manufacturing through tariffs and policy shifts, Russian sinologist and economist Leonid Kovachich argues that the outsourcing of production was driven by the U.S.'s own economic conditions—an objective process.

"As a high-income country, the U.S. has long adapted to outsourcing production to third countries," he notes. Rebuilding entire supply chains and retraining workers domestically is far more complicated than it appears. In contrast, countries like China already possess mature and integrated industrial ecosystems, making such restructuring an immense challenge for the U.S. (Lin Zhuowei, Hao Yunhui)