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China has established an export licensing regime that restricts the export of certain minerals and magnets if their end use, potentially multiple steps down the supply chain, is for dual-use goods.
European Union officials require legal and technical guarantees that the United States government cannot access their customs data through a third-party platform or disable it via executive order.
China utilizes a middleware platform called LogInk, integrated into global logistics and port operating systems, to harvest data and monitor an estimated 90% of global trade.
China's LogInk data harvesting platform provides the capability to track military shipments made by the US Department of Defense.
China is providing its "electronic single window" customs management software to other nations for free as part of its digital trade strategy.
China is bundling its digital trade software, including LogInk and e-commerce platforms, with its Belt and Road Initiative and leveraging its ownership of ports and shipping carriers for distribution.
The United States, European Union, and other nations are taking unilateral trade actions in response to China's perceived abuse of the free trade world order.
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is a U.S. law that establishes an import ban on any goods originating from the Xinjiang region of China.
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act operates on a "rebuttable presumption" legal standard, meaning goods from the Xinjiang region are considered guilty of using forced labor until proven innocent.
The European Union has implemented a carbon border adjustment mechanism.
Corporate boards are increasingly focused on quantifying their company's supply chain exposure to China and modeling the impact of a potential conflict over Taiwan.
Altana has built a federated data and AI architecture that allows it to analyze supply chain data from partners like Maersk, UPS, and Walmart without centralizing the data in one location.