Since the application of reform and opening policy, processing trade has boasted sustained development, it became the leading trade means and accelerated the development of our national economy. However, as an accompaniment, the massive consumption of resources should not be bypassed. The fast developing processing trade inevitably causes surging resources consumption. Therefore, to what extent does processing trade cause the consumption of resources and how resource constraints affect China's processing trade, are issues that to be discussed in this paper.This paper aims at addressing the above questions. Firstly, a review of theories and studies is conducted; Secondly, general research of China's processing trade and resources conditions is carried out; Thirdly, the author analyzes the impacts that caused by processing trade over China's energy and environment, pointing out the specific industries which cause huge consumption of resources. The research findings also demonstrate that the government's restrictive policies in recent years are reasonable. Fouthly, from the perspective of resource constraint, the author analyzes the reasons that why certain specific processing trade industries should take restrictive measures, and how the measures work. Finally, the author gives advice to the government and enterprises about how to solve the above problems.This paper draws these conclusions: (1) processing trade has a negative effect on environment and energy consumption; (2) processing trade has serious structure problems; (3) although the government has taken restrictive measures, but it still needs more time to see the results.The dissertation has made the following breakthoughs: (1) poineering to study the relations between processing trade and resource constraint with original research findings and conclusions; (2) retrieving tremendous data from the Statistical Yearbooks and official websites, which fills up the data gap in the specific area. |