Analysis on effect of RCEP construction on the fruit trade development in China

This paper used Relative Trade Advantage index (RTA) and Overall Bilateral Complementarity coefficient (OBC) to analyze the fruit trade relations among the RCEPs from the point and time period angles, and analyzed the competition and complementary relationship of fruit trade between China and RCEPs. The results showed that the fruit trade of China presented complementary relationship with ASEAN and Japan, and competition relationship with Australia,New Zealand and India, with the exception of South Korea. Finally, the paper analyzed the fruit trade characteristics between China and the RECP members, and put forward suggestions for the fruit trade development.