China Shows US Two Can Play Friend-Shoring Game: Supply Lines

If you’re looking for signs that the American concept of “friend-shoring” cuts both ways, consider how crowded Russian railyards are these days.

About 150,000 excess shipping containers are piling up at Russia’s train depots amid a surge in Chinese exports, sending the price of new and used boxes plunging in Moscow, according to a recent analysis from Container xChange.

It’s a vivid example of how, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Xi Jinping’s partnership with Vladimir Putin has resulted in a bulging export ledger — one that has soared by 62% in the first eight months of the year. (Terminal clients can ...