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E-commerce, Free-Trade Zones, and the Linkage Effect to China’s Foreign Trade

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With the rapid development of E-commerce, China’s foreign trade has been largely transformed. China now has the most online shoppers in the world, more than the US, United Kingdom, and Australia combined. The 21 nationwide free-trade zones (FTZs) and 109 import pilot zones for cross-border E-commerce (CBEC) across the country, which cover 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, have brought great transitions to trade patterns and the related factor proportions. Based on FTZ, Hainan Province began furtherly open pattern known as free-trade port (FTP) on June 1st, 2020. In this article, we apply the heterogeneous community effect model to study the linkage effect of CBEC and FTZs on China’s foreign trade, which creates higher demands, more value-added products, effective prices, and efficient labor market management by integrating domestic and foreign trade channels.

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  • Quan Li, 2021. "E-commerce, Free-Trade Zones, and the Linkage Effect to China’s Foreign Trade," Chinese Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(6), pages 441-449, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:chinec:v:54:y:2021:i:6:p:441-449
    DOI: 10.1080/10971475.2021.1890361
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    1. Penghao Ye & Huarong Zhang & Siyi Ma & Fang Yang & Yanan Li, 2022. "A Knowledge Map Study of an Application of a Smart Land Planning Free-Trade Zone and China’s Contribution," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-21, June.
    2. Feng, Wei & Sun, Shujun & Yuan, Hang, 2023. "Research on the efficiency of factor allocation in the pilot free trade zones," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 79(C), pages 727-745.
    3. Lifan Yang & Junhua Liu & Weixin Yang, 2023. "Impacts of the Sustainable Development of Cross-Border E-Commerce Pilot Zones on Regional Economic Growth," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-28, September.

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