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<article xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://jats.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/1.1/xsd/JATS-journalpublishing1-mathml3.xsd" dtd-version="1.1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">PBES</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Proceedings of Business and Economic Studies</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn>2209-2641</issn><eissn>2209-265X</eissn><publisher><publisher-name>Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.26689/pbes.v9i5.15210</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title>Innovative Paths of Digital Technology Empowering High-Quality Development of International Trade in the New Era</title><url>https://artdesignp.com/journal/PBES/9/5/10.26689/pbes.v9i5.15210</url><author>ZhaoMingzhuang</author><pub-date pub-type="publication-year"><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>9</volume><issue>5</issue><history><date date-type="pub"><published-time>2026-06-24</published-time></date></history><abstract>With the in-depth advancement of the new round of scientific and technological revolution, digital technology is becoming the core driving force promoting the high-quality development of trade. Integrating it into the whole process of international trade can effectively reduce transaction costs, improve resource allocation efficiency, and enhance market adaptability. 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