Visualizing the changing geographies of international trade, 2000–19

Chen, Wei; Wang, Nyuying

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“…The relationship between globalization and regionalization of international trade is an important topic in the study of international trade [7,8]. With the continuous advancement of research methods and the wide application of interdisciplinary research tools, scholars have generally used complex network analytical methods to portray the structure of trade networks and trade grouping characteristics among countries since the 1990s [9].…”

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Assessing the structural connectivity of international trade networks along the “Belt and Road”

Chen

Zhang²,

Tang³

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Assessing the trade network connectivity is essential for understanding the trade network structure, optimizing trade development patterns, and improving uneven trade development along the “Belt and Road” (BRI). From the perspective of connectivity, this paper integrates the frontier algorithms in network science and constructs an analytical framework to identify the mesoscale structures, including the community structure, core-periphery structure, and backbone structure embedded in the network, and further explore the structural connectivity of the BRI trade network. The results show that: (1) The BRI trade network represents a trade pattern of “one superpower, many great powers”, with three major trade groups in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Northern Central and Eastern Europe in terms of geographical space. China is the super core of the BRI trade network, and the most considerable trade links are all centred in China. (2) Five distinctive trade blocs have formed in the BRI trade network. Nevertheless, the structure of the trade blocs shows significant geographical proximity, indicating that geographical distance still plays a vital role in the international trade system at the regional scale. (3) The BRI trade network demonstrates a significant core-periphery structure, with apparent trade clustering among the core countries within the trade network. Among them, nine countries led by China constitute the core structure, and the peripheral structure is large, reaching forty-four. (4) The trade links with China constitute the backbone structure of the whole trade network in the BRI region. In addition, the trade links related to energy trade and re-export trade are also crucial components of the BRI backbone structure. Methodologically, the analytical framework proposed for assessing the network structural connectivity has great potential to be widely applied to other disciplines and fields.

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Assessing the structural connectivity of international trade networks along the “Belt and Road”

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Zhang²,

Tang³

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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“…Economic globalization adjusts the international allocation of resources and division of labor through international trade (IT), international industrial transfer (IIT, mainly foreign direct investment, FDI), and other mechanisms, promoting economic exchange and cooperation between countries of the world. − China, the largest developing country, has been deeply involved in economic globalization. As it evolved into “the world’s factory”, China has become one of the world’s IT centers, mainly through large-scale export of goods produced domestically. , At the same time, it has also been an increasingly important recipient of IIT from other countries since the 1990s. , Over the past three decades, China’s FDI inflows have risen continuously, usually ranking among the top three national inflows in the world . So far, the world has experienced four stages of large-scale IIT, and the fifth stage is underway, characterized by China’s substantial growth of exporting IIT compared to receiving it. , While participation in international economic activities promotes China’s economic development, it also causes many negative environmental impacts. , Most notably, hosting a large number of pollution-intensive industries results in high carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and air pollutant emissions. , …”

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“…As it evolved into "the world's factory", China has become one of the world's IT centers, mainly through large-scale export of goods produced domestically. 4,5 At the same time, it has also been an increasingly important recipient of IIT from other countries since the 1990s. 6,7 Over the past three decades, China's FDI inflows have risen continuously, usually ranking among the top three national inflows in the world.…”

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Impacts of Receiving International Industrial Transfer on China’s Air Quality and Health Exceed Those of Export Trade

Liu,

Zhao,

Zhao

et al. 2023

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Benefiting from international economic cooperation on income, technology diffusion, and employment, China also suffers its environmental and health impacts, from both international trade (IT), as is now widely understood, and international industrial transfer (IIT), which has been largely unrecognized. Here, we develop a comprehensive framework to estimate the impacts of exporting IT and receiving IIT. We find that China’s emissions of CO2 and almost all air pollutants associated with IIT and IT together grew after 1997 but then declined after 2010, with the peak shares of national total emissions ranging 18–31% for different species. These sources further accounted for 3.8% of nationwide PM2.5 concentrations and 94,610 (76,000–112,040) premature deaths in 2012, and the values declined to 2.6% and 67,370 (52,390–81,810), respectively, for 2017. Separated, the contribution of IIT to those impacts was more than twice that of IT. Scenario analyses suggest that improving emission controls in its less-developed regions would effectively reduce the impact of economic globalization, but such a benefit could be largely offset by strengthened international economic cooperation. The outcomes provide a scientific basis for adjusting China’s strategic roles in the international distribution of industrial production and its formulation of relevant environmental policies from a comprehensive perspective.

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Visualizing the changing geographies of international trade, 2000–19

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Assessing the structural connectivity of international trade networks along the “Belt and Road”

Assessing the structural connectivity of international trade networks along the “Belt and Road”

Impacts of Receiving International Industrial Transfer on China’s Air Quality and Health Exceed Those of Export Trade

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