Competitiveness or Complementarity? A Dynamic Network Analysis of International Agri-Trade along the Belt and Road

The proposal of the Belt and Road Initiative has created new opportunities for agricultural product trading. In this study, we conduct an empirical analysis of the competitiveness and complementarity of agri-trade among countries in the region by constructing dynamic networks based on the Export Similarity Index and Trade Complementarity Index from 2005 to 2016. The results indicate that competitiveness and complementarity came to coexist within...