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Zhang,K. (2025).Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Comparative Advantages in the Electronics Manufacturing Industry: A Study of China and Vietnam.Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,162,207-214.
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Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Comparative Advantages in the Electronics Manufacturing Industry: A Study of China and Vietnam

Kai Zhang *,1,
  • 1 Beijing International Study University

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

https://doi.org/10.54254/2754-1169/2025.20394

Abstract

In recent years, the electronics manufacturing industry has undergone rapid changes, and part of the electronics manufacturing industry is shifting from China to Vietnam. With the development of artificial intelligence, its influence in various manufacturing industries around the world is gradually increasing, especially in the electronics manufacturing industry. This study explores the application of AI in the electronics manufacturing industry in China and Vietnam and how it affects the transformation of the electronics manufacturing industry in China and Vietnam and leads to a shift in the industry chain. The study uses data analysis including sources such as the WTO and Trade Map, and analytical method of RCA index calculation. This article focuses on the research question of the impact of the application of artificial intelligence in the electronics manufacturing industry on the production and export of technology-intensive and labor-intensive electronic products in China and Vietnam and how the impact has facilitated the shifting of electronics manufacturing from China to Vietnam. The results show that AI technologies such as predictive maintenance and quality control for high-tech electronics have given China an advantage in technology-intensive manufacturing, while Vietnam has enhanced its comparative advantage in labor-intensive manufacturing by optimizing its assembly and inventory management through AI technologies.

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Artificial Intelligence, Electronics Manufacturing shift, RCA Index, China, Vietnam

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Zhang,K. (2025).Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Comparative Advantages in the Electronics Manufacturing Industry: A Study of China and Vietnam.Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,162,207-214.

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