How does Sino-US trade dispute influence major electronics exporters in China?

Abstract

This study seeks for the way to determine the relationship between Sino-US trade dispute and the stock price of major electronics exporters in China. It considered major Chinese exporters of US that have been on the Chinese market as main research observations, and their stock price changing during the trade dispute as moderator variables. The study mainly focusses on whether there is a clear relationship between the trade dispute and stock price changes of exporters, if there is a clear relation, how to describe it. Also, the research will search those export companies’ action towards the trade dispute and analyze whether their action help or harm the companies’ stock price from dispute policies. The study was an observational research, using descriptive-correlational design. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Usage of “Stock Price Changes” during the trade dispute as the variable to determine whether the Sino-US trade dispute influence the exporters’ business, and the analysis of “Reactions by Exporters” to determine whether those on the market export companies take right actions during the trade dispute.