Md Ekram Hossain - Business School, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
Huang Dechun - Business School, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
Changzheng Zhang - Business School, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
Mohammad Ali - Department of International Education, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanjing, China

This paper examines the intensity of trade between Bangladesh and China along with analyzing sector level comparative advantage of ۱۶ export sectors of Bangladesh and China in bilateral trade. The Trade Intensity and Balassa Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) indices of the ۲۰ export sectors of Bangladesh and China are examined from ۱۹۹۵ to ۲۰۱۹ to achieve the research objectives. Bangladesh's trade strength with China shows that the country has a lot of space to expand its trade with China. The revealed comparative advantage analysis of ۲۰ exports sector of Bangladesh and China exhibits that among those ۲۰ sectors, Bangladesh reveals high comparative advantage over ۵ sectors, moderate over ۴ sectors, and comparative disadvantage over ۱۱sectors of its export to China. Moreover, China reveals moderate comparative advantage over ۸ sectors and comparative disadvantage over ۱۲ sectors of its export to Bangladesh. Based on the empirical analysis and the literature, recommendations are addressed to improve the export sectors of Bangladesh.

Trade Intensity, Comparative Advantage, Bilateral trade, Bangladesh, China