NMIMS JUNE 2020 ASSIGNMENT - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CUSTOMIZED ANSWER

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

1. In the US-China Trade war, what are the trade control measures taken by both the countries. How are the US & Chinese companies getting affected

2. Discuss the effects of regional integration in terms of trade creation and trade diversion. Prepare a list of Regional Trade Agreements of India

3. Read the passage and answer the questions mentioned below the passage.

Coronavirus has put a spotlight on the economic decoupling of China and some developed countries. With factories shuttered and consumption stalled, multinational companies have been forced to shift production elsewhere. Apple has warned investors that its revenues will take a hit as a result of the outbreak. A gradual decoupling of global economies has been under way for a few years. The South Korean electronics group Samsung, for example, has been closing Chinese plants and opening others in Vietnam. Mexico has benefited from some US corporations moving their supply chains closer to home. But decoupling will undoubtedly speed up as Beijing&rsquos opacity in handling the coronavirus epidemic highlights the risks of doing business in China.

There are marked similarities between the virus and decoupling itself. There is what you see on the surface masks and panic or supply chain shifts and profit warnings and then there is what you can&rsquot know: how many victims the outbreak will claim or what the world will look like economically and politically in five to 10 years, as globalization dissolves and divides deepen.

Still, it is the job of a columnist to go out on a limb, so let me make a few predictions about what may lurk around the corner if the decoupling continues. An increased risk of violence in Taiwan, the inability of Europe to defend its own liberal democratic values, and a world in which smart devices can no longer speak to each other across borders are distinct possibilities. And all of these things could fundamentally reshape the global economy and geopolitics. The most pressing issue in the short term is Taiwan, whose firms make most of the world&rsquos semiconductors. The majority are produced by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, a contract chipmaker that supplies US companies, including Apple, and a number of Chinese firms. Semiconductors are a key area in which the Chinese are not yet technologically self-sufficient. In hardware from routers to switches to handsets, areas of software and high-tech services, the Chinese have already largely decoupled from the US. Consider the success of homegrown firms such as the smartphone maker Xiaomi. Or the telecoms group Huawei&rsquos efforts to build bespoke Chinese operating systems. Or the fact that many of the most innovative new mobile apps are developed in China.

a. Do you think that globalization is under threat Are transnational firms going to become extinct Give your comments with reference to the passage.

b. With your knowledge of International Business, explain how different political systems across nations may create risks for the conduct of business.