CHINA’S COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES

Abstract

This study is intended to investigate the competitive advantages of China and why China could become super economics country in short period. The paper uses a literature review involving a number of journals, books, and
internet sources. A review related to documents and academic articles was conducted to gather deep understanding about China’s competitive advantages. The competitive advantages owned by China could not be
easily duplicated by other countries. Some factors supported China’s competitive advantages are government policies, impact of foreign direct investment (FDI), location specific factors, hukou system, China’s culture, and
shadow factory. Triangulate multiple sources of data from interview or questionnaire (primary data) could not be conducted in this study. Study about China’s competitive advantages need to be conducted because it has impact in the world economy.

Key words: China, competitive advantages.