TAIPEI/TOKYO -- Asian exports to China are contracting as its economic slowdown reverberates throughout the region's supply chains, a trend that is likely to accelerate as companies grapple with the fallout from the trade war between Beijing and Washington.
Many businesses are already starting to relocate production in order to avoid U.S. tariffs on China-made goods. This in turn is sapping Chinese demand for raw materials and components and raising concerns about the potential impact on the Asian economy as a whole.
