While the crisis situation has prompted the government to rework the supply chains, there's no clear road map yet on how the supply shortfall can be met in the near term at least
The government should consider banning imports of equipment related to power generation and telecom from China, the Indian Electrical & Electronic Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) said on Friday. "Government should look into this issue of increasing Chinese electrical equipment imports. We would like the Chinese equipment not to come in the powersector. It is detrimental to the interests of the country," Director General of IEEMA Sunil Misra told reporters here. Misra warned that the dependence on China for equipment belonging to this critical sector may lead to a "dangerous" situation for India as their servicing and spare parts are unlikely to be available in case there is a conflict of an economic standoff with China. He said that cheaper Chinese imports in the heavy industries segment, including electrical equipment, have led to under-utilisation of the domestic capacity in the capital goods sector. Electrical equipment imports from China continued to increase
Data released on Sunday showed exports from China in November fell 1.1% from a year earlier, confounding expectations for a 1% rise in a Reuters poll.
The move has led to a sharp fall in gift consignments through these ports
China struggles with its own regional 'special status' issue
China's trade surplus with the United States widened by 3 per cent to $29.9 billion, potentially giving its critics ammunition to demand Washington take a hard line with Beijing
Xi said measures announced in April to relax access to Chinese market have so far been implemented
Wang said China would widen market access and open up its financial sector