| In 2021,the Ministry of Commerce announced the "14th Five Year Plan for the Development of Service Trade",clarifying the development goals of service trade during the "14th Five Year Plan" period.It is necessary to comply with the new trends and requirements of service trade development,and for the first time include digital trade in China’s service trade development plan.Four types of digital trade,including digital products,digital services,digital technology,and data,will be included as the direction and path for the future development of China’s digital trade.Digital service trade is an important means of winning digital competition in the future.Countries around the world attach great importance to the development of digital service trade,and their voice and digital technology level in global digital service trade rulemaking are receiving increasing attention from more and more countries.Therefore,the role of digital service trade in national competition is becoming increasingly prominent,affecting the international status of countries around the world.However,the development of digital service trade in America and Japan started early.Comparing and analyzing the development level of digital service trade in China,America,and Japan is conducive to clarifying the advantages of America and Japan,and finding new ideas for the development of digital service trade in China.This article first introduces the background and significance of the research on the comparison of digital service trade competitiveness between China,America,and Japan,summarizes the research on digital trade by domestic and foreign scholars,and then elaborates on the research ideas of this article.Secondly,the concepts of digital economy and digital service trade were defined,and the relevant theories involved in the comparison of digital service trade competitiveness were introduced.Compare and analyze again the overall scale of digital service trade development in China,America,and Japan,as well as the import and export structure of related industries,as well as the problems in the development of digital trade.By utilizing social network analysis and international competitiveness indicators,a global digital service trade network is constructed to compare and analyze the status and competitiveness of China,America,and Japan in the digital service trade network.Finally,an evaluation index system for the international competitiveness level of digital service trade is constructed from six aspects: digital infrastructure level,digital technology level,digital service trade structure,digital service trade environment,and trade potential.Use entropy method and MIMIC model to evaluate the level of digital service trade competitiveness between China,America,and Japan from 2010 to 2021,and further use grey correlation analysis to analyze the factors that affect the competitiveness of digital service trade between China,the United States,and Japan.Research shows that:(1)China and Japan have always been at the forefront of semi marginal countries in the digital service trade network,while America ranks first in the core country.The trade competitiveness advantages of China,America,and Japan are reflected in the telecommunications,computer,information services,financial services,and intellectual property usage fee services industries,respectively.(2)The overall score of digital service trade competitiveness in China,America,and Japan is increasing year by year.America is leading in digital technology,with an average score of 0.95 for digital service trade competitiveness.Japan has a high digital service trade status,with an average score of 0.59;China has significant trade potential,with an average score of 0.42;(3)Logistics performance has the strongest impact on digital service trade in America and Japan,with correlation degrees of 0.970 and 0.972,respectively.The actual exchange rate level has the strongest impact on China’s digital service trade competitiveness,with a correlation degree of 0.791. |
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