Chinese factories ready to send US works to smaller countries
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2019-01-10 23:46:56
Botex Daily Products Manufacturing, in Dongguan, South China’s Guangdong Province, makes products for US companies like Disneyland, Wal-Mart, and Nordstrom. Photo: Chen Qingqing/GT
Editor's Note:
Chinese clothing and accessory manufacturers who make products for US retail chains Walmart and Nordstrom and destinations like Disneyland are ready to move orders to Vietnam and Bangladesh if the trade war continues.
Bracelets made by Botex Daily Products Manufacturing for a foreign brand. About 70 percent of the company’s work is shipped to the US. Photo: Chen Qingqing/GT 
Workers at a shoe production line at Botex. The cost of making one pair of shoes is 25 yuan ($3.7) and retail for $25 in the US. American consumers have enjoyed cheap Made-In-China products for many years. Photo: Chen Qingqing/GT 
Dongguan Sunrise Knitting makes sweaters for #US retail chains like #Wal-Mart and #Nordstrom. Before the trade war, orders from the US had dropped due to slowing US consumption. Photo:Chen Qingqing/GT 
Traditional labor-intensive manufacturing methods have been upgraded in recent years as production lines have increased automation capabilities, a move aimed at countering labor shortages. Photo: Chen Qingqing/GT