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This paper calculates China’s CO2 trade emissions using a variety of models. Applying input output techniques, it calculates the emissions using: 1) a standard model; 2) a regionally disaggregated model; and 3) a model with export processing. The authors find that both a model with 30 provinces (1730 Mt CO2) and a model accounting for export processing (1580 Mt) yield lower Chinese emissions embodied in exports compared to the standard model (1782 Mt). In the regional model, emissions are even lower (1522 Mt), if interprovincial trade is not taken into account.