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Vipul Bhai Karmanbhai ChaudharyAIR 115· 2024

Question 16Why is there a shiftGS2GS1

Why is there a shift of labour-intensive industries in China to South and Southeast Asia? Discuss the advantages and challenges for India in this context. (Answer in 250 words)

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Introduction

Once China is known to 'global manufacturing hub' but recently there is strategic shift in labours intensive industries from China to south and south east asia, making them 'labour intensive hub'.

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Main Body

Once China is known to 'global manufacturing hub' but recently there is strategic shift in labours intensive industries from China to south and south east asia, making them 'labour intensive hub'.

Factors for such shift:

(A) Demographic Factor:

Decline of population in China
Agile of demographic divided in those region → acts as cheap and skilled labours easily available

(ex) Textile industry in Bangladesh, Vietnam and India

(A) Strategic shift in China's policymore focus on technology industry and automationact as labours displacement strategy
(B) Govt policyin China is focusing more on Industrial 4.0 in South-SEA

More labour intensive industry and labour-intensive export strategy

(ex) Indonesia's Agro-BUSINESS 'India's toy industry, Bangladesh's state industry etc

(C) Industrial agglomeratehelped to develop labours intensive industry

(D) Regional collaboration - BIMSTEC and ASEAN - India group proceed on labours industrial industrial development.

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  • Identifies key demographic factors
  • Mentions specific country examples
  • Discusses policy shift in China
  • References regional organizations

Topper

Vipul Bhai Karmanbhai Chaudhary

AIR 1152024

Subject & Paper

GS2GS1

Topic

International Relations and Global Economics

Labour-intensive Industries and Manufacturing Hub

Shift in Manufacturing from China to South/Southeast Asia

Writing Stats

178

Total words

9

Paragraphs

2

Bullets

Analytical and explanatory

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