Just after the G20 summit, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with US Secretary of State Blinken, and it is worth noting that this time blinken came to the place where the Chinese delegation was stationed, which shows that the promotion of this meeting is very likely to be proposed by the US side. There was no unpleasantness in the conversation between the two sides about the future development of the United States and China, as well as the climate crisis, energy tensions, and Iranian nuclear issues facing the world today. This time, the United States has shown a sufficient low profile, constantly releasing goodwill toward China, and expressing the hope that close cooperation can be carried out in some areas.
Suddenly, the White House received bad news
But what the United States never expected was that the Sino-US meeting in Rome was less than 24 hours, and as a result, the White House suddenly received a bad news, because of the epidemic in the United States, the supply chain had serious problems, and the time it took for goods to import and export was longer than before. The United States because of the epidemic caused by the domestic commodity production has been unable to meet the internal needs, can only rely on external imports, but before the goods enter the United States, must take a more stringent inspection, which is also the United States in order to prevent the epidemic must take measures, the United States internal high-level on some issues there are great differences, so when the goods arrive at the port, you need to wait for the order of the United States above, after many inspections before entering. Because of this, American ports have piled up a lot of goods.
Now the United States has a shortage of drivers, coupled with too much accumulation of ports is overloaded operation, many goods have no place to store, which leads to more time-consuming operation. It is understood that there were dozens of container ships in the United States waiting to enter the U.S. port for unloading, and the result was 38 days, which can be seen how poor the efficiency of the U.S. port operation is. Not only by sea, but also by land and rail, etc., the same stay is very long. The reason for this situation is that the lack of truck drivers in the United States has a lot to do with the lack of truck drivers, and because truck spare parts are also in short supply, the number of trucks is far from enough for truck companies.
The impact of the new crown epidemic on global logistics is very large, of which the United States has been the most affected, and now the supply chain has been broken, but the top level in the United States has never paid attention to it, but has focused more on internal struggles. Nowadays, the supply chain crisis in the United States and the continuous hoarding of goods by merchants have a lot to do with each other, many companies because of their own insufficient inventory, so they want a large number of imported goods to ensure inventory, so that even in the face of special circumstances can also ensure supply, but this has caused great pressure on the United States ports and airports and other transportation places, overloaded operation has seriously affected the efficiency of work.
How to solve supply chain problems
The supply chain problem is in front of us, and how to solve it is the most urgent problem at present. Some professionals believe that if you want to solve the supply chain problem, you must find a balance point, you need to fully understand the demand of the people, but the actual supply is counted. As long as the two can form a balanced relationship, the supply chain crisis will naturally be lifted.
The reason why the United States has supply chain problems, on the one hand, is caused by the epidemic, on the other hand, because the United States is trying to change its trade policy and manipulate the international supply chain, but the ambition and strength of the United States are insufficient, and in the end, it has caused trouble. Now that the United States has chosen this juncture to meet with China, it is likely that it hopes that China will help them get out of this crisis and escape from the economic and supply chain crisis.