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Last updated: February 14, 2026

2026 Manufacturing Trends: Tariffs, China+1, Repairability, AI & ‘Smart’ Factories [Podcast]

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Adrian Leighton

As we wrap up 2025 and head into a new year, a lot of importers are asking the same questions: Are tariffs finally calming down—or could we be blindsided again? Is “China + 1” still the right strategy? Is repairability … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing in China Update July 2024: FDI Down & Made In China 2025 [Video]

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Adrian Leighton

Our CEO, Renaud, recently appeared on The Legal Lunch Byte from American law firm and Asian manufacturing law experts Harris Sliwoski LLP (the creators of the China Law Blog). Here’s the video:   Let’s quickly summarize the content… Made In … Continue reading →

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Where is Chinese manufacturing capacity being relocated to in the Asia Pacific in 2023?

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Renaud Anjoran

If we said that nothing is changing when it comes to outsourcing manufacturing to suppliers in China we wouldn’t be being entirely truthful. Now that the Covid pandemic is in the past, businesses are starting to look at where their … Continue reading →

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A New ‘Cold War’ Between The USA & China’s Effect On Manufacturing [Podcast]

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

As tensions rise between China and the USA, is a new ‘Cold War’ brewing? If so, what effect is this or could this be having on manufacturing? Our CEO Renaud and Adrian from Sofeast go political in this episode, discussing … Continue reading →

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