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This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog.
When was the last time that we witnessed a disaster that severely disrupted the supply chains of over 5 million companies around the globe simultaneously? Looking back over the past couple of decades, I can’t think of one.
In recent days I have written a number of articles about the economic impact of this coronavirus outbreak, and what we have seen so far could be just the beginning. With each additional week that much of the Chinese economy remains at a virtual standstill, things are going to get even worse. Today, China accounts for approximately 20 percent of global GDP, but that doesn’t tell the entire story. At this point, the rest of the world has become so dependent on Chinese exports that any sort of an extended shutdown for Chinese manufacturing would be a complete and utter nightmare for global supply chains. In fact, a brand new study that was just released by Dun & Bradstreet has concluded that the coronavirus outbreak in China “could impact more than 5 million businesses worldwide”…
The new coronavirus outbreak and subsequent shutdown of huge swathes of China could impact more than 5 million businesses worldwide, according to a new study.
A special briefing issued by global business research firm Dun & Bradstreet analyzed the Chinese provinces most impacted by the virus, and found they are intricately linked to the global business network.
Many people may assume that we could just “make these things somewhere else”, but that isn’t so easy.
New factories would have to be built, workers would have to be trained, etc.
And as Harvard Business School’s Willy Shih has pointed out, there are “some things that are only made in China these days”…
There are some things that are only made in China these days, and not just the usual electronics and toys — consumer products — it’s active pharmaceutical ingredients that go into pharmaceutical supply chains worldwide.
So what is going to happen if economic activity in China does not return to normal any time soon?
That is a very good question. Unfortunately, there will be shortages, and global supply chains will become incredibly strained.
According to the brand new study from Dun & Bradstreet that I mentioned above, 938 of the Fortune 1000 companies have at least a “tier 2” supplier in the region…
Dun & Bradstreet researchers found that at least 51,000 companies worldwide, 163 of which are in the Fortune 1000, have one or more direct or “tier 1” suppliers in the impacted region, while at least 5 million — and 938 in the Fortune 1000 — have one or more “tier 2″ suppliers.
The impact on businesses in China and around the world is already dragging down economic growth forecasts for the year.
In some cases, the breakdown of global supply chains will simply lead to higher prices for western consumers.
But in other cases there will come a point when certain products are not available at all. The following comes from Zero Hedge…
A new poll via Shanghai’s American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) discovered that 50% of US firms operating in China say shutdowns of factories have impacted their global operations due to the Covid-19 outbreak, reported Reuters.
About 78% of these firms warn that their staffing is currently short at the moment, which would prevent the resumption of full production, leading to massive shortages of products in the next several months for Western markets.
Massive shortages of products?
That doesn’t sound good at all.
Hopefully this outbreak will start to fizzle out and such an ominous scenario will not materialize. But at this point even Apple is admitting that revenue will be well below expectations this quarter. In explaining this to the public, Apple cited a couple of reasons…
Needless to say, U.S. financial markets are not responding favorably to this announcement.
But what is happening elsewhere is nothing compared to the economic nightmare that is unfolding inside of China right now.
Because of the virus, very few people even want to leave their homes. As a result, consumer spending has almost entirely disappeared.
In fact, one CEO claims that there is virtually “no domestic consumption” in China right now…
Alan Lim of E-Services Group says there is “completely no domestic consumption” now and “factories are, at best, this week at 25% production … you need approval by the government to say you [can] work.”
Of course, it is entirely possible that what is taking place in China could start happening elsewhere if this virus continues to spread.
The total number of confirmed cases outside of China is rapidly approaching the 1,000 mark, and that isn’t something to be extremely alarmed about yet.
But if that number continues to rise at an exponential rate, we will soon see a tremendous amount of panic all over the globe, and that will be extremely bad news for the entire global economy.
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World economy about to implode.
China economy house of cards.
Brutal Tyrant Commie China government needs scapegoat excuse for collapse. ChinaVirus BioWeapon is good excuse.
Maybe things are not as they appear:
* ChiComs are xenophobic, want ALLwesterners out. ChinaVirus is good excuse and western people leave on their own. No fuss.
* ChiComs want to test their Bioweapon for spread rate and death rate.
* Chicoms want INTERNAL PURGE of Hong Kong protestors and undesireables. ChinaVirus is good excuse to explain people disappearing in China. ChinaVirus as a cover for genocide.
Fear makes people stop thinking. Critical thinking is often lost with FEAR. So slow it down. Think. Don’t run over a cliff with a herd.
This is 2020. 4th Generation Warfare is upon us ALL.
Maybe NWO Globalist want to purge trouble makers that Love God, Love their Family, Love their Country? Wouldn’t ChinaVirus be good cover for genocide?
NWO Globalist are EVIL.
ChiComs are EVIL.
TechMonopoly Tyrant Bullies are EVIL.
The big risk factor here is the debt and credit cycle. China is the same as Western economies in that it needs credit to make transactions work. Once the credit seizes up then people can’t order things and pay for things. There will be a credit frieze in a week or two and that will be the crash.
Now, China is an authoritarian state so it can come back online with production whenever they get the all clear on the virus. But by the week this is looking more severe and we are talking about 6 months to a year before normal returns. That is enough time for supply chains to breakdown and stock piles to be eaten up.
In the West this will only hurt the following:
– tech companies who make gadgets
– people who take China-made drugs
– money launderers and the bubble housing market in Canada and Australia
The West has everything it needs that matters: food, energy, water, Germany/Nordics (for tech, household appliances, furniture etc.). It truly will be the time for preppers and hipster chicks who like to make things!
Now, China is an authoritarian state so it can come back online with production whenever they get the all clear on the virus.
Get the all clear from from whom?
China is an an AUTHORITARIAN state .
PRODUCTION HAS BEEN RAMPING UP FOR MORE THAN A WEEK NOW
BOY WONDER