Chinese exporters pivot to DDP as 'chain owner' model reshapes supply chains

Summary

A China Water Transport News analysis (July 18) says Chinese manufacturers are shifting from FOB/CIF to DDP, building overseas warehouses, fleets and distribution networks to become 'supply chain chain owners.' It flags trade-compliance, overseas-resource, capital-occupancy and end-to-end risk challenges requiring digital identity, resource coding and standardized multimodal data.