ToseetheimplicationofCHINAPLUSONEtodeveloping countriesinSouthEastAsia,particularlyCambodiaandVietnam countries in South East Asia particularly Cambodia and Vietnam TodrawcasestudiesonGarmentIndustryinCambodiaand Vietnam Trade Policy Implication for Cambodia to catch benefit from TradePolicyImplicationforCambodiatocatchbenefitfrom CHINAPLUSONE
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CHINA PLUS ONE is a concept that multinational firms in China are interested in finding locations that can lower the costs of production through establishing or expanding Asia bases outside China.
WHY CHINA ?
Amount of FDI inflows 2007 2008 2009
Percentage of FDI inflows ASEAN share g g China and Hong Kong Share 3.522093 6.564942 2.668232 9.483063 3.301684 12.87475
Source:UNCTAD,onlinedatabase
Source:GoldmanSachsReporton p GrowthProjectioninthefuture
SWOT Analysis
Strengths: +MarketaccesstotheUS,EU,Canadaand + Market access to the US EU Canada and Japanthroughtradeagreements +Abundantcheaplabour (230,000young workersjoininglabour marketeachyear) +Highcomplianceoflabour standardon workingcondition Opportunities: +FreeTradeAgreementwithChina,South KoreaandJapancanenlargemoremarket access. +Improvingproductivitythroughnew technology,skillstrainingandprocess p improvement +CambodiacanbecheaperthanChina +EconomicIntegrationinASEANwillallow Cambodiatorealizeeconomiesofscale Weaknesses: Lackofskilledworkerswithexperiencein Technology,fashionandmanagement Cut,MakeandTrimproduction Depend on imported raw materials and Dependonimportedrawmaterialsand foreigninvestment. Highelectricitycost,andcorruption Toomanyunionsinthefactories Threats: RelianceonrawmaterialimportandFDI makesCambodiavulnerabletoexternalshock Competition from Vietnam and Bangladesh CompetitionfromVietnamandBangladesh Risingcostofrawmaterials LiftingsafeguardonChinesein2009
SWOT Analysis
Strengths: +Abundant,skillfulandquicklearninglabour + Abundant skillful and quick learning labour atcompetitivecost +Canproducequalityandcomplicatedstyles +Goodrelationshipwithmajorimportersand retailersintheUS +Stablesocial,economicandpolitical environmentandbetterinfrastructure Opportunities: +FreeTradeAgreementwithChina,South KoreaandJapancanenlargemoremarket access. +Largedomesticmarketof87million population p +VietnamcanbecheaperthanChina +EconomicIntegrationinASEANwillallow Cambodiatorealizeeconomiesofscale Weaknesses: Lackofskilledworkerswithexperiencein Technology,fashionandmanagement Stilldependonimportedrawmaterialssuch asfabricandaccessories as fabric and accessories Corruption Nolocalbrandnameclothingproduct Threats: Increasingtechnicalbarriers CompetitionfromChina,India,Cambodia andBangladesh and Bangladesh Risingcostofrawmaterials LiftingsafeguardonChinesein2009
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