Or they go to a different supplier. China doesn't have a reputation for quality - no-one boasts about being "made in China" - nor does it have a reputation for good governance. People buy from China because it is cheap; anything that erodes that cost advantage will shift supply from Chinese suppliers to other suppliers.
Very few things are perfectly non-fungible, and a great many of the things China supplies to the West are very fungible indeed. Higher prices will mean lower sales for China.
Supply chains cannot be upended and moved quickly.
Getting quotes from a supplier can take up to 6 weeks. Then there is tooling manufacturing, depending on complexity is anywhere from a few weeks to 6 months. Or you can ship your tool from your old supplier if you own it. After all that you still need to test and validate the product they are delivering and then ramp up production.
It would take a 2-3 months minimum to move suppliers. By the time you’ve finished this situation might be over and we are onto the next global issue. What are you going to do in the mean time?
Side note It is a false belief that the Chinese cannot manufacture items that are of “good” quality.
They will make it to the specifications that you give them. iPhones are made in China and I don’t think anyone in their right mind would say that an iPhone feels like a low quality product. (In a physical sense)
The biggest issue you will face with the Chinese is them secretly changing the production method to save money for themselves while charging you the same which can cause issue with the final product. But even that can be controlled.
Edit: Also where is all this spare manufacturing capacity going to come from?
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