Why This Town Is at the Center of a China-to-Mexico Manufacturing Shift | WSJ

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Laredo, Texas, is primed to become one of the world’s most important supply chain hubs as companies around the world reduce their manufacturing reliance on factories in China and shift their production to Mexico. This has caused an explosion of trade between the U.S. and Mexico as more than 5.5 million trucks have crossed through the Port of Laredo in 2022 alone.

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