The purpose of the article is to identify the specifics and common features of the foreign direct investment (FDI) impact on foreign trade development in the Visegrad Group countries (the Czech Republic, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland and the Slovak Republic), to determine trade-related effects of FDI in the economies and the factors that caused them, as well as to highlight key points of the policy of FDI-led export expansion. The methodological basis of the study is presented by the theories of FDI and capital transnationalization that affect the FDI and international trade nexus, as well as the global value chains (GVCs) theories. The information base for the study was the UNCTAD data on FDI stock, FDI flows, merchandise and services exports and imports of the Visegrad countries for the period 1995-2017, as well as the databases of WTO, Eurostat and Central statistical offices of the Visegrad countries. The paper adds to the understanding the FDI and foreign trade nexus in a recipient country. The quantitative and qualitative trade-related effects of FDI attracted into the Visegrad Group countries are determined and calculated, the factors caused them are revealed. Econometric assessments of the relationship between FDI and export-import operations in the studied economies are carried out, tools for forecasting the export effects of FDI are developed. Key points of the policy of FDI-led export expansion are highlighted.

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An integrated approach to formation of foreign trade policy andforeign direct investments policy is formulated, the possible synergetic effect between them and effect of leveling each other are revealed in the article. For this purpose, influence of the main trade policy instruments, including policy of regional trade integration, on the foreign direct investments trade effects and also the foreign trade effects of the investment policy are investigated.

Nowadays, economic diversification remains a key challenge for most developing countries. The world trading system is developing from universal liberalization to increased protectionism which imposes additional difficulties in countries’ exports development and puts export diversification at the heart of a strategy for economic diversification. China's foreign trade is also in a critical period of rapid development and transformation at present. China is building a new pattern of integration into the world economic system, but its economic transformation is not smooth and faces problems. Taking into account China’s high reliance on exports, one of the most important threat to China’s economic development – the susceptibility to fluctuations in global economy – is largely due to a low level of Chinese exports diversification. In order to achieve a more sustainable long-term economic growth and hedge against the impact of external shocks China needs to diversify its exports markets, range of exported products and trade methods. Purpose. The purpose of the article is the research of practical aspects of exports diversification in China, identification of features and problems of China’s exports product and market diversification, diversification of trade methods and high-tech products exports diversification. Methodology. The methodological basis of the study is presented by the theories of foreign trade and industrial policy, as well as by the researches realized in the field of exports diversification. The information basis of the study are the databases of UNCTAD, WTO and National Bureau of Statistics of China. General scientific methods, systematic approach, economic-statistical methods are used in the research. Findings. An analysis of China’s exports diversification was realized in the article, including revealing of features and problems of China’s exports product and market diversification, diversification of trade methods and high-tech products exports diversification, as well as identification of some driving effects of China’s exports diversification on its economic development and substantiation of the significance to improve its export diversification strategy in order to reduce economic risks and promote the sustainable development of foreign trade.