China Team Update: What Early Coronavirus Reports Meant for Sellers
Steve's own China-based sourcing team joins live from Shanghai to describe the on-the-ground mood in early 2020 and what it could mean for supply chains, without the panic.
Steve Simonson
On-air link:awesomers.com/170
Show notes
Early in the coronavirus outbreak, Steve brings his longtime China team, colleagues he's worked with for over a decade, onto the show to share what they were actually seeing in Shanghai and Jiangsu province rather than relying on secondhand news reports.
The conversation stays deliberately calm and practical: local shopping habits, disrupted Chinese New Year travel, and the possibility that a locked-down region could delay materials sellers depend on for production.
A useful time capsule for anyone who wants a grounded, first-person account from that early period rather than headlines.