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The Effect of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership on Taiwan’s Global Value Chain of the Electronic Information Industry

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  • Cheyuan Liu

    (School of Economics and Management, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
    Key Laboratory of Digital Empowerment Economic Development (Guangxi Normal University), Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin 541001, China
    Collaborative Innovation Center for Peaceful Development of Cross Strait Relations, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China)

  • Jianrui Zhou

    (School of Economics and Management, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China)

  • Wen Wen

    (School of Politics and Public Administration, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China)

  • Fangzhou Liu

    (School of Economics and Management, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China)

  • Liuyin Ji

    (School of Economics and Management, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China)

  • Chunyu Zhang

    (School of Economics and Management, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
    International College, Krirk University, Bangkok 10220, Thailand)

Abstract

Taiwan (China) is a global leader in the electronic information industry. However, previous studies have paid limited attention to the impact of international trade policies on Taiwan’s electronic information sector. This study aims to examine the effects of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on the global value chain (GVC) of Taiwan’s electronic information industry. Using the GTAP 10.0 database, this study applies the GVC-CGE model to measure the GVC participation and position index of the electronic information industry in Taiwan (China), Mainland China, and other RCEP member economies. The results show that, in the short term, the RCEP does not have a significant impact on Taiwan’s electronic information industry’s participation or position in the global value chain. However, in the long term, it is likely to negatively affect Taiwan’s forward participation and position. Economies within the RCEP that possess technological or resource advantages are expected to see improvements in their electronic information industry’s value chain position. As a result, Taiwan’s electronic information industry faces the risk of being displaced in the global division of labor. These findings offer valuable insights into the position of the electronic information industry of Taiwan (China) within the global value chain, highlight the importance of regional economic cooperation, and provide crucial information for the development of this industry. This study reveals how the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership contributes to the regional reconfiguration of global value chains and its potential impacts on Taiwan’s electronic information industry. We suggest that Taiwan should engage more actively in East Asian regional economic cooperation to mitigate these potential negative effects as much as possible.

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  • Cheyuan Liu & Jianrui Zhou & Wen Wen & Fangzhou Liu & Liuyin Ji & Chunyu Zhang, 2025. "The Effect of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership on Taiwan’s Global Value Chain of the Electronic Information Industry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(1), pages 1-16, January.
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