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• TITLE: Research on the Structural Characteristics and Evolution of the Asia-Pacific Trade Network of the ICT Industry—From the Perspective of Global Value Chain

  AUTHORS: Yanxi Huang, Qiming Tang

  KEYWORDS: ICT Industry, Trade Network Evolution Characteristics, Global Value Chain

  JOURNAL NAME: American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, Vol.11 No.11, November 4, 2021

  ABSTRACT: The ICT industry has gradually become an important industry in the regional economy. The global traditional, simple and complex value chain trade network has undergone fundamental changes during the evolution process, which has changed the overall pattern of the global value chain trade network. This article uses the UIBE GVC Indicators database, based on the global value chain theory to construct a trade network for the ICT industry in the Asia-Pacific region by the means of social network analysis methods. It uses the visualization software Gephi to analyze the evolution characteristics of the Asia-Pacific trade network in the ICT industry from 2005 to 2015. The analysis results found that: the total volume of the trade network continued to improve steadily, the location of the regional center of the trade network has changed. The steady network has helped the recovery of the trade after the external shocks. Also, China has played a more significant role in the ICT industry’s network from the perspective of global value chain.