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Forbes Daily Briefing

Under Trump Tariffs, ‘Made In Vietnam’ Will Be The New ‘Made In China’

Forbes Daily Briefing

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🗓️ 24 November 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

For decades, the Southeast Asian nation has opened its doors to major firms like Apple, Samsung and Intel. Now it’s poised to do even bigger business.

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0:00.0

Here's your Forbes Daily Briefing for Sunday, November 24th.

0:05.0

Today on Forbes, under Trump tariffs, Made in Vietnam, will be the new made in China.

0:13.0

President-elect Donald Trump says his plan to impose heavy tariffs on goods imported to the U.S.

0:19.0

will shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices,

0:22.1

and create more jobs at home. On the campaign trail in Savannah, Georgia, he vowed to, quote,

0:28.4

relocate entire industries to the U.S. In September, he said, quote, you will see a mass exodus

0:35.1

of manufacturing from China to Pennsylvania, from Korea to North Carolina,

0:39.9

from Germany to right here in Georgia.

0:43.2

However, such reshoring is unlikely to happen, certainly not at the scale and speed that Trump wants,

0:49.9

if ever. Instead, expect to see one country as a major beneficiary of Trump's policies, Vietnam.

0:58.7

Jason Miller, a professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University, told Forbes,

1:04.3

quote, if previously it was made in China, now it's going to be made in Vietnam. That production

1:10.3

is not coming back to America.

1:13.7

During the previous Trump administration, major foreign corporations, including Apple, Foxconn,

1:19.5

and Intel, started pivoting to Vietnam as a way to diversify their manufacturing portfolio.

1:26.1

Just two months ago, SpaceX announced a $1.5 billion investment in

1:30.1

Vietnam, too. Even the Trump Organization is investing in the country, with a recently trumpeted

1:36.0

$1.5 billion luxury real estate deal. And now, the Southeast Asian nation is well positioned

1:43.1

to benefit even more from the anticipated

1:45.4

anti-China sentiment of the forthcoming administration, especially if it moves quickly

1:50.5

to streamline regulation so that businesses can move in quickly.

1:55.8

Vietnam has a number of advantages over other regional rivals like India.

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