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Rewiring Global Value Chains: Friendshoring, Nearshoring, and the Politics of Supply Chain Realignment in the United States-China Trade Conflict [PDF]
Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International JournalUnderstanding how the United States (US)–China trade war affects Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies is crucial for policymakers and firms, as it informs strategies to enhance trade resilience and optimize participation in global value ...
Jhon Valdiglesias
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SystemsThe U.S. strategies of “friend-shoring” and “near-shoring,” aimed at enhancing supply chain autonomy, are profoundly restructuring global production networks.
Lizhuo Cui +7 more
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Logistics in friendshoring: Competitive edge and geopolitical risks
VNU University of Economics and BusinessIn the context of rising geopolitical frictions and fragmented supply chains, this paper examines the state of friendshoring and evaluates how logistics is used as a geoeconomic competitive instrument. Using a qualitative approach, the study develops a five-dimension framework covering infrastructure upgrading, strategic corridors, logistics ...
null Vu Thanh Huong +3 more
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Innovation and Structural Design in Regionalized Supply Networks
Journal of Supply Chain Management, Volume 62, Issue 3, Page 36-49, July 2026.ABSTRACT Regionalization is reshaping global supply networks (SNs) as firms respond to geopolitical, economic, and institutional pressures. Yet extant research has not examined how patterns of structural adaptation associated with regionalization may influence innovation. In this paper, we develop a typology of three theoretically grounded archetypes: (
Kevin J. Dooley +2 more
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Three Seas Economic JournalRelevance of the research is determined by the need for Ukrainian businesses to adapt to global shifts in the structure of production and logistics chains, which are undergoing significant transformation due to military aggression, growing geoeconomic ...
Mykhaylo Khalamandro
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Risk Analysis, Volume 46, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Sea lanes of communication (SLOC) are perceived as intricate systems comprising shipping routes, key straits, and canals, which are increasingly vulnerable to external disruptions. This study proposes a holistic framework for resilience assessment on the system by introducing an advanced framework incorporating fuzzy logic, a critic weight ...
Hanwen Fan +4 more
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Heterogeneity and Drivers of Chinese Manufacturing FDI in Africa: Evidence From Angola and Ethiopia
Journal of International Development, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 174-191, January 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines the heterogeneity and drivers of Chinese manufacturing foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa through a comparative analysis of Angola and Ethiopia. Drawing on 8 years of fieldwork (2015–2023), it develops a typology distinguishing market‐embedded firms from global production network (GPN)‐integrated firms, linking ...
Weiwei Chen
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Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal (Volume 11, Issue 2) [PDF]
Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International JournalThis CCPS issue features four articles. These papers reflect the multidimensional nature of China’s rise. They argue that China’s global presence today is not defined by domination or isolation but by “mutual entanglement”—an interdependence that is ...
Reymund B. Flores (ed.)
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Unveiling Growth in Nearshoring Regions
Growth and Change, Volume 56, Issue 4, December 2025.ABSTRACT During recent new challenges, like economic crises, the global pandemic, Ukraine‐Russia and Middle East conflicts, Global Value Chains (GVCs) have shown their fragility and vulnerability, prompting authorities to advocate nearshoring for greater security and efficiency.
Roberta Capello, Roberto Dellisanti
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US graphite sourcing for electric vehicle battery applications
Journal of Industrial Ecology, Volume 29, Issue 6, Page 2162-2181, December 2025.Abstract Graphite is a key material in electric vehicle batteries. Currently, China dominates global graphite production, and US sourcing of graphite could mitigate geopolitical supply‐chain risk. We explore the feasibility of domestic natural graphite sourcing in North America by characterizing current deposits and modeling the expected demand from ...
Sarah Gorman +6 more
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