An Study Of "Bi-transfer" Strategy Impact On Guangdong’s Trade Competitiveness

Since the reform and opening up, Guangdong’s economic developed fast as it seizedthe opportunity of international industries transfer, and the Pearl River Delta regionbecame the major economic center in China. Due to years of rapid development, theincoordination in land resources, environmental carrying capacity, cost issues andeconomic development have become the prominent problem in the Pearl River Deltaregion, while other area’s developed rather slowly, and caused the regional disparitieswidely. In order to achieve the goals of industry upgrade and regional coordination,the government implemented the “Bi-Transfer” strategy.This paper analyzed the changes of industries structure and employment structure inGuangdong after the "Bi-Transfer" strategy implementation, and calculated the scoreof trade competitiveness in Guangdong. Then it discussed how the "Bi-Transfer"strategy impact on Guangdong’s trade competitiveness. The results show that the"Bi-Transfer" strategy was the inevitable requirement of region development, whichnot only upgraded the industries structure and employment structure in Guangdong,but also promoted the competitiveness of Guangdong’s foreign trade, while not yetapparent. One reason was that the "Bi-Transfer" rather a result of "visible hand" ofmacro-control but an entirely market behavior, so it will cause some inevitable haste,even contrary to the laws of market during the implementation. More importantly, thestrategy implement "untimely", it will soon encountered a global financial crisis anddebt crisis after implementation, trade protectionism Prevailed and seriously affectedthe global trade. Guangdong’s foreign trade suffered heavy losses."Bi-Transfer" strategy should respect the laws of market in future and find out the trueinner power for industries transfer, but not to sacrifice the competitiveness of industryand foreign trade at the expense. When implement the industries transfer, it can befirst considered the east and west wings of coastal economic belt where thegeographic conditions and base building are rather good, then gradual to the northernin Guangdong to take efficient advantaged of the coastal zone.