The Influence of Electronic Commerce on International Trade

In order to realize trade globalization and unify economic and trade activities, economic and trade parties have to exchange information through face-to-face negotiations and consultations, or through various communication tools such as telephone, fax and letter. The transaction process is complex, the cost is high, and the transaction objects they can contact are limited. In short, traditional trade activities are limited by time and space, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. It is very difficult to trade in the international market, which requires huge investment of people, money and materials.

E-commerce provides enterprises with a convenient access to the international market, breaking the time and space constraints. Through the network, enterprises can find trade objects around the world and complete the trade process online. Some information products, such as software, books and newspapers, can also be directly delivered to each other on the Internet, greatly reducing transaction costs.

Extended data e-commerce is a direct product of the explosive development of the Internet and a brand-new development direction of network technology application. Internet itself has the characteristics of openness, globality, low cost and high efficiency, which has become an inherent feature of e-commerce and greatly surpassed the value of e-commerce as a new form of trade.

It will not only change the production and management activities of the enterprise itself, but also affect the economic operation and structure of the whole society. The "electronic" technology platform based on the Internet provides a vast development space for traditional business activities, and its outstanding advantages are incomparable to traditional media means.

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