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The Effect of Climate Risk on China‘s Agri-food Trade Cover

The Effect of Climate Risk on China‘s Agri-food Trade

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ceej-2025-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2543-6821 | Journal ISSN: 2544-9001
Language: English
Page range: 205 - 218
Submitted on: Jan 10, 2025
Accepted on: Aug 25, 2025
Published on: Sep 22, 2025
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