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

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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chenggang Wang, Fan Meng, Tiansen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321285
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850142795740741632
author Chenggang Wang
Fan Meng
Tiansen Liu
author_facet Chenggang Wang
Fan Meng
Tiansen Liu
author_sort Chenggang Wang
collection DOAJ
description 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 intermediary roles in facilitating the impact of digital trade in importing countries on China's exports of technology-intensive products. However, institutional distance exerts a negative inhibitory effect on this process. (3) The impact of digital trade development in importing countries on China's exports of technology products varies due to differences in product types, national income levels, regional characteristics, economic cooperation, and market potential. The conclusions of this paper provide theoretical and empirical evidence for the Chinese government to enhance the efficiency of exporting technology-intensive products.
format Article
id doaj-art-de192604f487469eba27d35fe70bbca8
institution OA Journals
issn 1932-6203
language English
publishDate 2025-01-01
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
record_format Article
series PLoS ONE
spelling doaj-art-de192604f487469eba27d35fe70bbca82025-08-20T02:28:55ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01204e032128510.1371/journal.pone.0321285The impact of digital trade development on China's export of technology-intensive products: Evidence from importing countries.Chenggang WangFan MengTiansen LiuDeveloping 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 intermediary roles in facilitating the impact of digital trade in importing countries on China's exports of technology-intensive products. However, institutional distance exerts a negative inhibitory effect on this process. (3) The impact of digital trade development in importing countries on China's exports of technology products varies due to differences in product types, national income levels, regional characteristics, economic cooperation, and market potential. The conclusions of this paper provide theoretical and empirical evidence for the Chinese government to enhance the efficiency of exporting technology-intensive products.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321285
spellingShingle Chenggang Wang
Fan Meng
Tiansen Liu
The impact of digital trade development on China's export of technology-intensive products: Evidence from importing countries.
PLoS ONE
title The impact of digital trade development on China's export of technology-intensive products: Evidence from importing countries.
title_full The impact of digital trade development on China's export of technology-intensive products: Evidence from importing countries.
title_fullStr The impact of digital trade development on China's export of technology-intensive products: Evidence from importing countries.
title_full_unstemmed The impact of digital trade development on China's export of technology-intensive products: Evidence from importing countries.
title_short The impact of digital trade development on China's export of technology-intensive products: Evidence from importing countries.
title_sort impact of digital trade development on china s export of technology intensive products evidence from importing countries
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321285
work_keys_str_mv AT chenggangwang theimpactofdigitaltradedevelopmentonchinasexportoftechnologyintensiveproductsevidencefromimportingcountries
AT fanmeng theimpactofdigitaltradedevelopmentonchinasexportoftechnologyintensiveproductsevidencefromimportingcountries
AT tiansenliu theimpactofdigitaltradedevelopmentonchinasexportoftechnologyintensiveproductsevidencefromimportingcountries
AT chenggangwang impactofdigitaltradedevelopmentonchinasexportoftechnologyintensiveproductsevidencefromimportingcountries
AT fanmeng impactofdigitaltradedevelopmentonchinasexportoftechnologyintensiveproductsevidencefromimportingcountries
AT tiansenliu impactofdigitaltradedevelopmentonchinasexportoftechnologyintensiveproductsevidencefromimportingcountries