WHAT DETERMINES THE SPATIAL PATTERN OF THE MOBILE PHONE INDUSTRY IN CHINA
研究了中国手机产业的空间结构和演变，发现外商直接投资、产业政策和本地生产网络是影响产业空间格局的三个关键因素。
This article demonstrates the spatial structure and evolution of mobile phone industry in China, and explores the factors that may influence the distribution and agglomeration of the industry. Beijing, Tianjin and Shenzhen have become the three largest production bases of mobile phones. FDI, industrial policy and local production network are the three key affecting factors of the spatial structure of the industry. The location choice of FDI builds the basis for the spatial distribution of mobile phone industry. Besides, the national policies on the industry also play a key role, and to some extent, reinforce the existing spatial structure. With the abolishment of the industrial regulation and the increase of market competition, several mobile phone industrial clusters have formed and the local production network has become critical for the growth of the clusters.