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The Impacts of the U.S. Trade War on Chinese Exporters

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  • Yang Jiao

    (Fudan University)

  • Zhikuo Liu

    (Fudan University)

  • Zhiwei Tian

    (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)

  • Xiaxin Wang

    (Fudan University)

Abstract

This paper studies the impacts of the 2018 U.S. tariff surges on export prices and adjustments of sales across different markets of Chinese exporters. The finding that U.S. tariffs did not affect the free-on-board price of Chinese exports is robust to controlling for firm-related fixed effects. While firms’ exports to the United States dropped significantly, exports to the EU increased moderately and domestic sales or exports to other foreign markets were barely affected. Finally, by surveying managers of exporting firms, we shed light on potential impediments to firms’ adjustments of export prices and sales.

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  • Yang Jiao & Zhikuo Liu & Zhiwei Tian & Xiaxin Wang, 2024. "The Impacts of the U.S. Trade War on Chinese Exporters," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 106(6), pages 1576-1587, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:restat:v:106:y:2024:i:6:p:1576-1587
    DOI: 10.1162/rest_a_01229
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    1. Dai,Mi, 2025. "The Impact of the China-U.S. Trade War on China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment," IDE Discussion Papers 955, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO).
    2. Zongwu Cai & Jinyan Li, 2024. "Econometric Evaluation of the China-US Trade War Effects," WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS 202419, University of Kansas, Department of Economics, revised Apr 2025.
    3. Xiaoxue Wang & Han Sun & Linjie Gu & Zhenghao Meng & Liyi Yang & Jinhua Cheng, 2025. "The Impact of the Spread of Risks in the Upstream Trade Network of the International Cobalt Industry Chain," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-16, July.
    4. Agustina Giraudy & Ernesto Stein & Francisco Urdinez & Victor Zuluaga, 2025. "Chinese Investment in Mexico: Trade Wars, Nearshoring, and Place-Based," Working Paper Series of the School of Government and Public Transformation 11, School of Governement and Public Transformation.

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