Robots, resilience and rerouting freight: DHL China's CEO on 2025

In this exclusive interview, The Freight Buyers’ Club host Mike King speaks to Aditi Rasquinha, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding Greater China, about the evolving dynamics of global trade and supply chains amid a spiralling US-China trade war. From navigating the new US tariff regime to understanding China's automation advantage, Aditi shares how major shippers are rethinking resilience, rerouting freight, and managing geopolitical uncertainty. She explains how demand patterns are shifting, where DHL is investing for growth, and why automation—not cheap labour—is now China's competitive edge. They also discuss front-loading strategies by ocean and air, transpacific volume jitters, and why multi-shoring—not just China Plus One —is here to stay. This is a sharp, insider look at the freight world’s most strategic market—what’s changing, what’s staying, and what’s next. This episode was produced with the support of Ontegos Cloud (https://www.ontegos.cloud/). This episode was produced with the support of Ontegos Cloud (https://www.ontegos.cloud/). Note: Mike references his YouTube Trump tariff explainer in this podcast. This can be found here: https://youtu.be/cSuHi6BB4mg?si=eT_o_LNc3-UrhDOh Title: TRUMP’S TRADE WAR EXPLAINED: Shipping & Logistics   #logistics #supplychain #freight #transportation #shipping #cargo #supplychainmanagement #logisticsmanagement #freightforwarding #tradewar #tariffs