Finance & Economics of Xinjiang ›› 2017, Issue (4): 11-19.doi: 10.16716/j.cnki.65-1030/f.2017.04.002

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On Agricultural Trade Development between China and Pakistan — An Empirical Analysis based on Competitiveness and Complementarity

Cheng Yunjie, Wu Jie   

  1. Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, Urumqi 830012, China
  • Received:2017-05-11 Online:2017-08-25 Published:2020-11-26

Abstract: In 2013, China proposed the construction of the “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor”, which provides new opportunities for trade cooperation between China and Pakistan. This paper makes an empirical analysis of the trade of agricultural products between China and Pakistan and makes reasonable suggestions from the aspect of competitiveness and complementarity by using revealed comparative advantage index, trade complementarity index, intra-industry trade index. The results show that there is a comparative advantage between China and Pakistan, and the agricultural products are comparatively competitive and the competitiveness of agricultural products is weak. The comparative advantages of China's imports and exports of agricultural products are obvious and the trade complementarity is strong. Inter-industry trade-based, and the degree of industry trade is not high. Therefore, it is recommended that China further strengthen its support for agriculture and improve the quality of agricultural products in policy and technology; and strengthen cooperation with Pakistan to achieve win-win cooperation in agriculture.

Key words: China, Pakistan, Agricultural Trade, Competitiveness, Complementarity

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