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- Geopolitics, Supply Chains, and International Relations in East Asia
- Geopolitics, Supply Chains, and International Relations in East Asia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: Geopolitical Shocks and Global Supply Chains
- Part I Global Supply Chains, Geopolitics, and Trade Wars
- 2 Global Value Chains and the US–China Trade War
- 3 The US–China Trade War: Implications for Japan’s Global Value Chains
- 4 Constructing a Chinese AI Global Supply Chain in the Shadow of “Great Power Competition”
- 5 Competition and Collaboration among East Asian Firms in the Smartphone Supply Chains
- 6 Hidden Economic Costs of Geopolitical Disputes for Supply Chains in East Asia
- 7 Global Supply Chains and Great Power Competition in Africa
- Part II Domestic Political, Economic, and Social Dimensions of Global Supply Chains
- Part III Postscript on Covid-19
- References
- Index
6 - Hidden Economic Costs of Geopolitical Disputes for Supply Chains in East Asia
from Part I - Global Supply Chains, Geopolitics, and Trade Wars
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 May 2021
- Geopolitics, Supply Chains, and International Relations in East Asia
- Geopolitics, Supply Chains, and International Relations in East Asia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: Geopolitical Shocks and Global Supply Chains
- Part I Global Supply Chains, Geopolitics, and Trade Wars
- 2 Global Value Chains and the US–China Trade War
- 3 The US–China Trade War: Implications for Japan’s Global Value Chains
- 4 Constructing a Chinese AI Global Supply Chain in the Shadow of “Great Power Competition”
- 5 Competition and Collaboration among East Asian Firms in the Smartphone Supply Chains
- 6 Hidden Economic Costs of Geopolitical Disputes for Supply Chains in East Asia
- 7 Global Supply Chains and Great Power Competition in Africa
- Part II Domestic Political, Economic, and Social Dimensions of Global Supply Chains
- Part III Postscript on Covid-19
- References
- Index
Summary
As a result of increasing vertical specialization in East Asia, interstate relations have a greater potential to influence global supply chains in the region. Despite these growing linkages, the IPE literature has yet to develop a theory for understanding the pathways through which geopolitical disputes generate shifts in supply chains. This chapter proposes a theoretical framework for the effects of nonviolent geopolitical disputes on the topology of supply chains in East Asia. Using case studies of ongoing geopolitical disputes in East Asia, it illustrates how legal actions, security actions, and trade barriers lead to contractionary or diversionary shifts in the topology of supply chains. The case studies also show that only security actions with high degrees of uncertainty are sufficient to trigger shifts in the topology of supply chains. These conclusions are critical for states to understand the implications of even non-economic actions for international trade relations and the makeup of global supply chains. This chapter theoretically advances the literature on supply chains by considering the impact of interstate relations on their makeup and distribution.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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