Steve Madden
In this Wednesday, May 13, 2020, photo, a worker at SMC China, a Japanese joint venture pneumatic engineering company, assembles products at a factory in Beijing. The United States, Japan and France are prodding their companies to rely less on China to make the world’s smartphones, drugs and other products. But even after the coronavirus derailed global trade, few are willing to give up access to its skilled workers, vast market and efficient suppliers by moving factories closer to home. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Companies prodded to rely less on China, but few respond

By Joe Mcdonald Jun. 29, 2020 11:43 PM EDT