Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department or Program
Economics
Advisor
Chifeng Dai
Abstract
In modern world, economic globalization is the trend of the economic development. In order to adapt to the trend of economic globalization and survive, enterprises have to do the international trade to improve their competitive ability, especially for the small and medium enterprises(SMEs). SMEs do not have good way to get economic information and cannot sell their products in big markets like the big enterprises. The development of the e-commerce provides great opportunity for the SMEs to do the international trade. As we all know that China is called the factory of the world now. China's products are sold in the whole word and the small and medium enterprises' goods account for a large proportion. 21st century is the information age. The small and medium enterprises should use the e-commerce to do the international trade and expand their markets. The small and medium enterprises in China have their special characteristics and China has special policy. This research talks about the characteristics of the international trade of small and medium enterprises in China. Then it discusses how e-commerce is developed in China. By considering these information it discusses how e-commerce effects the international trade of small and medium enterprises in China.