The tariffs applied as part of the U.S.-China trade war have slashed imports and look set to remain place at least until year end. Car makers are putting long-term coping strategies for the chip shortage into place. Also: ZIM Shipping, MSC face attention in FMC’s surcharge inquiry; Xylem clogged by labor, inflation; diverts sourcing back to China; Xi’s vaccine one-upmanship good news for global rollout; DP-DHL sees end Q1’22, at least, for ocean freight rate normalization; and U.S. customs continues fight against forced labor.