War. Inflation. And now the slot Covid lockdown deja vu in China is the perfect storm for the global supply chain - how goods and materials are obtained from other countries. To you and me.
When the disruption happened in China This is important because about a third of the world's total production capacity is in the country.
If you are shopping online There is a very good opportunity to do it in Shenzhen. It is a city of 17.5 million people in the southeast that accounts for about half of China's online retail exporters.
So when Shenzhen has to lockdown for 6 days on Sunday After the number of covid patients has increased enormously. It sent shock waves throughout the business world.
since then The restrictions have been extended to other large cities and provinces such as Shanghai, Jilin and Guangzhou.