The impact of digital trade development on China's export of technology-intensive products: Evidence from importing countries.

ABSTRACT: Developing exports of technology-intensive products is a key focus for China's high-quality foreign trade development. The rapid growth of global digital trade brings new opportunities and challenges for China's exports of technology-intensive products. This paper utilizes panel data from 2005 to 2022. And we construct an extended gravity model to thoroughly investigate the impact of digital trade development in importing countries on China's exports of technology-intensive products. The research findings indicate: (1) The development of digital trade in importing countries significantly promotes China's exports of technology-intensive products. This effect is more pronounced beyond a certain threshold. (2) The reduction of trade costs and increased foreign direct investment play intermedi

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12027258 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature