Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers
Creation-Date: 2017-05-22
Number: 17-047/III
Author-Name: Ning Mao
Author-Workplace-Name: Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, Thailand
Author-Name: Michael McAleer
Author-Email: michael.mcaleer@gmail.com
Author-Workplace-Name: National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan; University of Sydney Business School, Australia; Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Tinbergen Institute, The Netherlands; Complutense University of Madrid, Spain and Yokohama National Univ
Title: Re-Opening the Silk Road to Transform Chinese Trade
Abstract: Under anti-globalization and isolationism, China is seeking to portray itself as a new leader for globalization under the banner of the Silk Road initiative. Meanwhile, China’s traditional and comparatively advantaged industry, silk, has faced dire predicaments and challenges for long time, and needs a transformation in terms of initiatives. Throughout history, the prosperity arising from silk was supposed to represent a microcosm of Chinese society. This paper searches the breakthrough point to improve the current dilemma of Chinese silk enterprises; uses a Case Study for inductive reasoning that is feasible for marketing strategies; and provides a strategy to help Chinese silk enterprises to transform their market positioning and operating modes to obtain better development opportunities. The paper also analyzes the new external environment based on the “One Belt, One Road” principle, which is of crucial importance for the implementation of new marketing strategies.
Classification-JEL: O24, P33, Q27
Keywords: China, Silk, Company Strategy, National Strategy, Transformation, Chinese Trade
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Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20170047