The effects of the US-China trade war on electronics supply chains

• Thesis title in Czech: Dopady obchodní války mezi USA a Čínou na dodavatelské řetězce v oblasti elektroniky
• Thesis title in English: The effects of the US-China trade war on electronics supply chains
• Key words: dodavatelské řetězce, elektronika, obchodní válka
• English key words: supply chains, GVC, electronics, trade war
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2022/2023
• Thesis type: Bachelor's thesis
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Institute of Economic Studies (23-IES)
• Supervisor: Ing. Vilém Semerák, M.A., Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned by the advisor
• Date of registration: 05.10.2022
• Date of assignment: 05.10.2022
• Date and time of defence: 04.09.2024 07:00
• Venue of defence: Areál Jinonice, B316, 316, seminární místnost IPS
• Date of electronic submission: 31.07.2024
• Date of proceeded defence: 04.09.2024
• Opponents: Mgr. Kristián Földes, Ph.D.

References

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Preliminary scope of work

Proposed topic:
The effects of the US-China trade war on electronic supply chain
Topic characteristic:
In my work, I am going to look at the impact of the trade war between the United States and China on
electronic supply chain using networking analysis. How electronic chains such as Apple are operating
right now. I am going to look at what economic problems are in both the United States and China. What
political relationship do these two countries have right now? I will look closer at the companies affected
the most by the trade war. I will use data of Inter-Country Input-output from the OCED(the Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development). The impact of the US-China relationship on the rest of
the world. The changes in geographical distribution and the effect of the trade war on international trade
will be presented as well. In the end, I will look at the potential replacement of China with Vietnam.

Hypotheses:
America will replace China with Vietnam as an alternative supply of labor force.
The relationship between the US-China will become less important.
The tension between the United States and China leads to a decrease in the supply chain of electronics
in the whole world.

Methodology:
In the first part of my work, I will apply more theoretical and historical data to introduce the progression of the relationship between the United States. I will mention briefly the effect of Covid 19 on the supply chain. In order to look deeper into the relationship between the United States and China, I will use networking analysis. Networking analysis is a visual representation of interconnections among actors, in our case two countries, and analyzing the social structure of these relations. Through the centrality measures, I will see if the relationship between China and the US will be less or more important. It can also be expressed numerically. The changes in electronics chain supply will show how it affects the economies of China and the United States independently.

Preliminary scope of work in English

Outline:
Introduction
Literature review: current political relationship, economic motives, and dimensions.
Analyzing electronic supply between the US-China using networking analysis
Other effects of the trade war
General prediction about replacing China with Vietnam
Impact of the US-China trade war on the global supply chain
Conclusion
References