U.S. Tariff Policy and China's Export Structure Transformation: Mechanisms and Identification Strategies

Nan Cao

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U.S. Tariff Policy and China's Export Structure Transformation: Mechanisms and Identification Strategies

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U.S. Tariff Policy and China's Export Structure Transformation: Mechanisms and Identification Strategies
U.S. Tariff Policy and China's Export Structure Transformation: Mechanisms and Identification Strategies
University of Toronto, Shanghai, 200023, China
Vol. 9, Issue 5, Pages: 76-80(2025)
Published：30 October 2025
DOI：10.47297/wspceWSP2516-251915.20250905
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Cao Nan.U.S. Tariff Policy and China's Export Structure Transformation: Mechanisms and Identification Strategies[J].Creative Economy,2025,09(05):76-80.
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Cao Nan.U.S. Tariff Policy and China's Export Structure Transformation: Mechanisms and Identification Strategies[J].Creative Economy,2025,09(05):76-80. DOI： 10.47297/wspceWSP2516-251915.20250905.

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Since 2018

the United States has imposed large-scale tariffs on Chinese exports

which have reshaped global trade patterns and caused widespread uncertainty. This paper reviews recent empirical literature on how Chinese exporters adjusted their product structures in response to these policy shocks. By summarizing current empirical strategies such as difference-in-differences (DID) and remote sensing

we not only evaluate the structural drivers

adjustment paths

and regional elasticity of China's export transformation

but also put forward structural adjustment policy recommendations from the enterprise and government levels.

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