Peter Navarro, a White House advisor known for his critical stance on India regarding trade, has recently commented on a US report. This report identifies India as part of a “shadow trans-shipment network” that allegedly facilitates the evasion of tariffs on Chinese goods. Navarro’s remarks come in the context of ongoing trade tensions between the US and China, highlighting the complexities of international trade dynamics and India’s role within them.
The countries that comprise China’s Shadow Transshipment Network include many of America’s largest trading partners, ranging from Mexico and Canada on US land borders to the European Union, India, Japan, and South Korea. The report identifies about 40 countries, including India, that have an elevated risk of being sources of illegal transshipments of goods, many of which are linked to minimally processing, relabeling and repackaging of Chinese-origin components, Reuters reported.
“For years, the great transshipment scam has let Communist China launder its exports through more than 40 countries,” Navarro was quoted as saying by news agency PTI .
