China Export Structure Shifts Toward High-Tech Goods; ASEAN Gains Supply Chain Role

Key summary

A report from the Commercial Office of Thailand in Beijing, citing China Briefing by Ascentium, notes that China's export structure is increasingly driven by high-technology products such as semiconductors, land vehicles, and office machinery. Meanwhile, ASEAN is emerging as a supply chain hub through intermediate goods integration, investment relocation, and transshipment activities. The report highlights the strategic importance of rules of origin for tariffs and trade measures and advises businesses to map their supply chains, strictly adhere to origin regulations, ensure genuine local production in regional hubs, diversify technology and trade risks, and continuously assess supply chain vulnerabilities against evolving global trade policies.