ABSTRACT
Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are reshaping global trade, driving manufacturing automation, supply chain optimization, and trade digitization. AI improves trade efficiency through smart manufacturing, automated logistics, and cross-border e-commerce, while triggering technical barriers, supply chain adjustments, and policy changes. This article explores how AI changes the global value chain (GVC), promotes localization of production, and accelerates the shift of international trade patterns toward regionalization and localization. In addition, the article analyzes cases such as Tesla s smart manufacturing, Alibaba and Amazon s smart supply chain, and JDs unmanned warehouses to reveal how AI optimizes supply chain networks and enhances trade competitiveness. As the advantage of low-cost manufacturing declines, developing countries face the challenge of industrial upgrading, while developed countries rely on AI technology to consolidate their trade dominance. Finally, this article summarizes the long-term impact of AI on international trade and puts forward policy recommendations to help governments and businesses cope with AI-driven trade changes and achieve sustainable global economic growth.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Global Value Chain (GVC), Supply Chain Optimization, Trade Digitalization.
JEL classification: F14, O33, F63





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