同样，尽管2007年之后中国贸易顺差的减少通常被认为是全球金融危机的后果，但我们的研究表明中国多阶段进口自由化进程的结束可能也起到了作用。
Likewise, though the decrease in China’s trade surplus after 2007 is usually regarded as resulting from the global financial crisis, our research suggests that the end of China’s multiple-phase import-liberalization program may also have played a role.