Impact of cross-border data restrictions on the quality of exports: Evidence from China

Hongjie Sun, Jingjing Gong, Shipeng Sun, Dandan Zhang and Sidan Ma

The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2026, vol. 35, issue 4, 875-894

Abstract: As a global manufacturing leader and an emerging digital economy power, China faces increasingly complex challenges from cross-border data flow restrictions imposed by its export destination countries. This study uses panel data spanning 2005–2022 and adopts a two-way fixed-effects model to examine the impact of these restrictions on the quality of China’s manufacturing exports. The findings indicate a significant adverse effect: a one standard deviation increase in the destination country’s restriction index is associated with a 0.018 standard deviation decline in export quality (p

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1080/09638199.2026.2652228

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