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competitiveness of other products needs to be improved.
The proportion exported to the rest of the world, especially
the emerging economies, has risen. This suggests that China’s
wood forest products have excellent growth potential in
emerging markets, particularly in Asia.
The importance of forest products trading partners in

the Belt and Road Initiative markets is growing. China’s 14th
fve-year plan clearly states that ‘Green’ is the main concept
of the Belt and Road Initiative. Trade in forest products and
‘Belt and Road’ are bound to be mutually benefcial.
Factors Affecting Quality From the results of the changes in the product quality
From the results of China’s export status of wood forest of China’s wood forest exports, it was found that there are
products, it is found that although China is the world’s largest differences in the quality levels of subdivisions of wood forest
exporter of wood forest products, the growth rate of trade products. China has targeted more promising markets and is
volume has slowed down in recent years, and its proportion continuously increasing the value added of its export products.

in the world’s total trade volume has been declining year The export product quality of wood-based panels is relatively
after year. high, while there is considerable room for improvement in the
From the supply-side perspective, the crisis of insuffcient product quality of paper products and wood furniture.
supply and rising prices of raw materials due to the global The quality level of wood-based panel exports is the
pandemic and politically motivated trade wars has affected highest, showing a signifcant upward trend on the whole, with
the production of enterprises. little difference in the quality levels exported to developed and
From the demand-side perspective, the demand in foreign developing economies, which are relatively high.

markets is sluggish, and the existence of a series of trade The quality level of paper product exports is second, with
barriers, such as high tariffs, also hinders the export of some a slight increase and relative stability, but the quality level
Chinese enterprise products. exported to developed economies is signifcantly lower than
The structure of exported products mainly consists of wood- that exported to developing economies.
based panel products, paper products, and wood furniture, The quality level of wood furniture exports is the lowest,
with the remainder accounting for a relatively small proportion. with little change in quality levels, and the quality level
In terms of the structure of export destinations, the exported to developed economies is lower than that exported
concentration of China’s wood forest product export trade to developing economies.
has gradually decreased. The US, Japan, Hong Kong, China The quality levels of wood-based panel products, paper

are still important trading partners, but the proportion of total products, and wood furniture exported to the Belt and Road
exports has decreased. countries have not changed much. The quality of paper
The proportion of exports to other countries, especially products and wood furniture needs further improvement.
emerging economies, has increased. In terms of product From the results on the infuencing factors of product
competitiveness, wood furniture and wood-based panel quality of China’s wood forest exports, it was found that for
products have strong competitiveness, but in recent years, wood-based panels, total factor productivity, R&D investment,
their competitiveness has shown a downward trend, and the labour costs, foreign direct investment, and capital intensity