The next phase is building factories and Chinese brands abroad as well as embedding its tech, industrial standards in global supply chains
3-MIN READ3-MINHoward YuHoward Yu is professor of strategy and innovation at IMD Business School with campuses in Switzerland and Singapore. Published: 5:30am, 2 Aug 2026China’s export boom is reaching its limits. The country’s next phase of growth will come not from shipping more goods abroad, but from exporting its factories, technologies and brands.
