Study on the Layout of China’s National Strength in Strategic Science and Technology Based on the Shift-Share Analysis of Manufacturing Sector

Abstract

The national strength in strategic science and technology is one of the key terms elaborated in the Report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), highlighting its strategic significance for the manufacturing sector in enhancing China’s international competitiveness and overall innovation performance. Based on the shift-share analysis, significant regional disparities are noted in the distribution of national strength in strategic science and technology in the manufacturing sector in China. The northeast China region and the Yellow River middle reaches comprehensive economic region exhibit the highest industry mix effect in talent structure and in R&D structure. Furthermore, the computer and office equipment manufacturing industry shows a large spatial shift, indicating that the industry mix and spatial distribution of high-tech industries in China need urgent optimization. A comparison of international experiences in the building of national strength in strategic science and technology reveals that China faces problems such as imbalance of investment contributors, insufficient innovation synergy, and weak R&D domains. Therefore, it is necessary to apply a systemic approach to planning comprehensively for advancing the national strength in strategic science and technology. To this end, the immediate task is to mobilize national strategic scientific and technological capabilities to create a collaborative innovation complex.

Keywords

The Report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China / national strength in strategic science and technology / shift-share analysis / collaborative innovation complex

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