Interaction Between Foreign Trade and Environmental Pollution: A Case Study of Guizhou Province, China

摘要

Economic globalization is deepening China’s opening up to the world. China has promoted the development of foreign trade by extensively improving the level of its open economy. However, to determine whether the development of foreign trade has aggravated environmental pollution, attention needs to be paid. Taking Guizhou Province as an example, this study examines the relevant studies on the interaction between foreign trade and environmental pollution, and summarizes the current environmental pollution in Guizhou Province, and uses panel data at the municipal level of Guizhou Province from 2007 to 2016 to analyse the dynamic relationship between foreign trade and environmental pollution and further explore the environmental effect law of foreign trade. Results are found to be inconsistent with those of existing studies on the relationship between foreign trade and environmental pollution possibly due to the incorrect source of sample data and different estimation methods. The current situation of environmental pollution in Guizhou Province shows that the total discharge of industrial wastewater and industrial waste gas is on the rise and that the discharge of industrial solid waste increases in a small fluctuation. Emissions of environmental pollutants, gross domestic product, and foreign investment show a U-shaped relationship. Foreign trade layout affects the adjustment of the industrial structure, and its growth has resulted in negative effects. This study can provide a eference for understanding the internal relationship between trade and the environment, and diminishing the negative effects of foreign trade on the environment, and providing advice on environmental regulation, and promoting the coordinated development of trade and the environment in Guizhou Province.