Geopolitics, Supply Chains, and International Relations in East Asia

An accessible overview of political, economic, and strategic dimensions of global supply chains in a changing global political economy.

Etel Solingen (Edited by)

9781108984829, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 4 November 2021

319 pages, 21 b/w illus. 16 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.473 kg

'This book provides a timely evaluation of the GSCs in today's geopolitical competition. By delineating the evolution of GSCs in Asia over the last several decades and providing a concrete theoretical explanation of the structure of GSCs, this book helps advance our understanding of the relationship between geopolitical tensions and international economic exchanges.' Dennis L. C. Weng, Journal of Strategic Security

Global supply chains connect the world in unprecedented and intricate ways. Geopolitics, Supply Chains, and International Relations in East Asia dissects the sources and effects of contemporary disruptions of these networks. Despite their dramatic expansion as distinct, complex, and unique mechanisms of economic interdependence, the role of supply chains in broader patterns of interstate conflict and cooperation has been relatively neglected. This volume sheds light on whether a highly interdependent “Factory Asia” and Asia-Pacific can withstand geopolitical, geo-economic, and pandemic threats. This combustible mix, fueled by rising hyper-nationalism in the US and China, threatens to unleash sizable disruptions in the global geography of production and in the international relations of East Asia.

List of figures
List of tables
Preface and acknowledgements
1. Introduction: geopolitical shocks and global supply chains Etel Solingen
Part I. Global Supply Chains, Geopolitics, and Trade Wars: 2. Global value chains and the US-China trade war Yuqing Xing
3. The US-China trade war: implications for Japan's global value chains Hongyong Zhang
4. Constructing a Chinese ai global supply chain in the shadow of 'great power competition' Victor Shih
5. Competition and collaboration among East Asian firms in the smartphone supply chains Momoko Kawakami
6. Hidden economic costs of geopolitical disputes for supply chains in East Asia Kristen Aanstoos
7. Global supply chains and great power competition in Africa prince Paa-Kwesi Heto
Part II. Domestic Political, Economic, and Social Dimensions of Global Supply Chains: 8. Are global supply chains vital to China's leaders? Nazim Uras Demir and Etel Solingen
9. Firms fight back: production networks and corporate opposition to the China trade war Jieun Lee and Iain Osgood
10. Understanding and contesting global supply chains in an era of inequality Erin Lockwood
11. Why escalate? Cognitive theory and global supply chains in Northeast Asia Phoebe W. Moon
12. The role of Chinese workers in supply chain campaigns Marissa Brookes
Part III. Postscript on Covid-19: 13. On covid-19, GSCs, and geopolitics Etel Solingen
List of references
Index.

Subject Areas: Political economy [KCP], International trade [KCLT], International relations [JPS]