贸易立国 meaning in English

carry out national construction by exclusively relying on foreign trade

Napoleon dismissed britain as a nation of shopkeepers , but its emerging might as a trading power helped fight him off
拿破仑将英国视为“店主之国” ，毫不将其放在眼里；但是奉行贸易立国政策的英国，凭借其迅猛崛起之势，击败了拿破仑的法国。
From the strategic view , it is because of the success of strategies such as heavy and chemical industrialization and processing trade ; while in the policy level , industry policy plays an important role ; what ' s more , the introduction of technology , the innovation of ways of production , and japan style management are three sticking points in the development of japan world factory
本文认为，从战略的层次看是由于重化学工业化和加工贸易立国战略成功；而从政策上看，产业政策则对日本“世界工厂”的发展起到了很大的作用；另外，技术引进与研发、生产方式革新和日本式经营则是日本“世界工厂”发展的三大关键。