The Influence Of Technological Innovation On The International Competitiveness Of Chinese Tea Industry

The report to the 20 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly proposes to accelerate the implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy,so as to promote the transformation and upgrading of industrial structure and form a new advantage in international competition relying on technological innovation.China’s tea industry is a typical labor-intensive industry.In recent years,due to the continuous increase in the price of labor and other production factors,the competitiveness formed by cost advantage is gradually being replaced by other tea producing countries.To cultivate new competitive advantages of China’s tea industry has become a major issue urgently needed to be solved to improve the international competitiveness.So is technological innovation the key factor for the formation of international competitiveness of Chinese tea industry? Can it become a new path to enhance the international competitiveness of China’s tea industry in the future? What is the mechanism of its influence?Based on this,this study first introduced the double double diamond model theory,and took the theory as the analysis framework,comprehensively considered domestic and international factors,material and human factors,in-depth analysis of the internal mechanism of technological innovation on the international competitiveness of China’s tea industry.The study found: Technological innovation can not only improve factor conditions,change demand conditions,strengthen related and supporting industries,improve enterprise strategy,structure and competition and other material factors,but also reduce labor costs of industrial workers,improve innovation efficiency of professionals,stimulate entrepreneurial characteristics,influence the behavior of politicians and government officials and other human factors.And enhance the international competitiveness of Chinese tea industry.Secondly,the tea trade data from 2001 to 2020 in UNcomtrade database were used to measure and compare the international competitiveness of China’s tea industry by international market share,index of demonstrative comparative advantage and index of demonstrative comparative advantage weight.At the same time,the corresponding relationship between patent map analysis and technological innovation in the tea industry was explored,and the technological innovation level of China’s tea industry was evaluated by multiple indexes from the perspectives of patent quantity and patent quality,so as to analyze the development status of international competitiveness and technological innovation of China’s tea industry.The research shows that: first,on the whole,the international market of Chinese tea industry is constantly expanding.At present,China has strong international competitiveness,but it is relatively weak compared with other big exporting countries.From the perspective of tea products,green tea is the dominant product of China in international trade,especially small packet green tea has maintained absolute advantage for a long time,but the comparative advantage of black tea is obviously insufficient.Secondly,the number of patents in Chinese tea industry is growing rapidly,and a good technological innovation situation has initially formed.However,"patent type","invention authorization ratio","new technology feature coefficient" and other indicators show a trend of fluctuation and decline.Technological innovation in Chinese tea industry shows the technical characteristics of aging.Besides,it also faces problems such as uneven distribution of patents and technology fields,and too scattered innovation subjects,and the quality of technological innovation needs to be improved.Finally,a panel data model was constructed using the relevant data of 16 major tea-producing provinces in China from 2001 to 2020,and the relevant indicators to measure the international competitiveness of the tea industry were taken as explanatory variables,and the relevant indicators to measure technological innovation were taken as explanatory variables.Taking the other key factors influencing the international competitiveness of Chinese tea industry as control variables,the influence law of technological innovation on the international competitiveness of Chinese tea industry is further analyzed.The research shows that technological innovation has become the key variable to form and strengthen the international competitive advantage of the tea industry,and has a significant positive impact on the international competitiveness of China’s tea industry.Strengthening the ability of technological innovation is a new way to improve the international competitiveness of China’s tea industry.Based on this,some policy suggestions were put forward,such as enhancing the independent innovation ability of the tea industry,promoting the green and high-quality development of the tea industry,cultivating high-quality tea technology innovation talents and promoting tea brands to enter the international market.The innovation points of this study are as follows: first,on the theoretical basis of double and double diamond model,comprehensively consider domestic and international factors,material and human factors,explore the mechanism of technological innovation on the international competitiveness of China’s tea industry,verify the applicability of double and double diamond model,and provide a new theoretical basis and research ideas for the in-depth study of international competitiveness;Secondly,according to the diversity of Chinese tea products and comparability,the weight index of demonstrative comparative advantage is introduced to measure and compare different export tea products in China,which is conducive to more accurately determining the competitive advantage of Chinese tea industry in the international market and providing more scientific research methods.Thirdly,from the perspective of innovation of patent map,combined with the characteristics of tea industry,the technological innovation level of China’s tea industry was evaluated from the perspective of patent quantity and quality,which made up for the shortage of previous studies that only used a single patent index to discuss the technological innovation ability of tea industry.