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Research Assignment 7
Brillianc e and Blunde rs in China ’s Supply Cha in
(10 pts)

Correct answers are based on course-assigned material (text and readings).

This week the main topics are competition and supply chain. China is our focus country. We can start with the “Brilliance” part: from diamonds to Eastern Europe to South Africa. And now we have reshoring: back to the US. Last article is about how global supply chain is evolving.

1. China is now the biggest buyer of diamonds from Antwerp, importing $737

M in the first 3

Months of 2010.

2. The Belgian diamonds may have been cut in China to save money.

3. Perhaps surprisingly, China is building low-cost sports-utility vehicles and tractor factories in Eastern Europe.

4. China has become Africa

’s biggest trading partner and Standard Bank estimates that merger and

acquisition activity from China to this area totaled 5 billion last year.

5. According to the video, 25 called reshoring.

% of manufacturing jobs lost in US have returned in a process

6. As a result of the