The economy of the USA and China.

<p>The weakening of ties between the economies of the US and China has become a more realistic prospect due to disruptions in supply chains and further complication of relations between the two countries, writes The Wall Street Journal with reference to the results of the survey. </p>
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<p> In March, only 44% of 25 large US companies said that separation of economies was impossible, compared to 66% last October, according to a study by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in China and the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. More than a quarter of respondents plan to start searching for new sources of supply for some or all of the materials they use, although in some cases they only talk about changing the region within China, and not about other countries. Only 16% stated that they intend to partially or fully transfer production outside the PRC. About 40% of companies reported that their supply chains would remain the same. Moreover, more than half of the respondents</p>