Fortune - 04.2020

THE BRIEF

BUSINESS. DISTILLED.

FORTUNE APRIL 2020 15

GLOBAL TRADE

Distrust Is Contagious

The devastating economic impact of the coronavirus crisis

is leading some American businesses to consider the

previously unthinkable—“decoupling” their operations from China.

BY CLAY CHANDLER

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SELMAN DESIGN

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