China has witnessed rapid growth in the processing trade: assembling intermediate inputs – imported from countries like the US and Japan – that have high capital and skill content. So, while the exports of these final goods may count towards China’s own capital and skill content, the country’s real role was only in the labor-intensive process of assembly.
事实上，贸易数据可能低估中国真实的劳动力密集度，同时高估资本和技术密集度。中国经历了加工贸易的飞速发展：组装从美日等国进口的中间零件，这里所说的中间零件本身具有较高的资金及技术含量。因此，虽然上述最终产品的出口可能被算做中国自身的资金和技术含量，但劳动密集型的组装过程才是这个国家所扮演的真正角色。