Measurement Of The Upgrading Of China's Equipment Manufacturing Industry Along The Global Value Chain And International Comparison

Under the view of global value chain,a new round of international industrial shift has gradually made China a global manufacturing center.Equipment manufacturing industry is not only a strategic industry of our country but also the heart of national comprehensive strength.It is necessary to boost the upgrading of equipment manufacturing industry along the global value chains and do research in this area,which will benefit the process of accelerating the transform of economic development mode and have important strategic significance to transform from "Made in China" to"Made with Wisdom and Quality".Based on the theory of global value chain and value added trade methods,this paper focuses on measuring the upgrading of China's equipment manufacturing industry along the global value chain,chooses export sophistication index adjusted by value added and Kaplinsky upgrading and downgrading index as the measure indicators,compares the results of china with those of the United States,Japan and Germany,analyses the reasons of the differences from the aspects of R&D,production and brand,and finally puts forward some suggestions.We can conclude from the research that except computer,electronic and optical products,the other five sub-industries of the equipment manufacturing industry have upgraded.Compared with some developed countries,China's equipment manufacturing industry occupies a lower position in the global value chain,but China performs better in upgrading,especially in the industries of metal products and auto industry.Overall,the US occupies a higher position in the global value chain than Germany,while the upgrading trends of the both countries are similar.Several sub-industries of Japan have been downgrading,and have a poor performance in the industry upgrading.The R&D expense in the equipment manufacturing industry of China increased year by year,China has made some breakthrough in the high-end equipment manufacturing industry,some national brands are getting great reputation at home.However,compared with the other equipment manufacturing powerhouses,the R&D expense of our country is much lower,and the effect is not obvious either.China' s high-end equipment manufacturing has its own characteristics,but many critical parts must be imported from others.As for brand reputation,China performs even worse,its brand value of the whole equipment manufacturing industry is urgent to be promoted.Finally,based on the above analysis,this paper puts forward some suggestions to promote the global value chain upgrading of equipment manufacturing industry in China.By raising the scientific research innovation ability,increasing R&D expenses,focusing on the development of high-end equipment manufacturing industry,making efforts to improve the brand value,and taking the opportunity of the Belt and Road Initiative,we should cooperate with others and support the technology,products and brands to go global,in order to lead the equipment manufacturing industry to move to the high-end of the global value chain.