ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the evolution of technological capabilities in China since 1980 using patent indicators. It explains the research methodology, data, and indicators used throughout the empirical analysis. The chapter considers the development trends of Chinese technological capabilities with relevance to selected developed and emerging economies and explores the technological specialization and dynamism indicators. The Technological Dynamics Indicator captures the global shifts of technological specialization between the initial and final periods under consideration. In comparison with other emerging economies under consideration, the analysis reveals that China has accumulated the largest stock of technological capabilities over the past two decades. A similar profile with slight differences at the level of technological fields can be observed for China. The analysis of the technological capabilities of China using patent data suggests that, compared with other emerging economies, China has been able to accumulate a considerable stock of technological capabilities over the past decades.
