Abstract:

Based on the time series data of the international balance of payments from 2005 to 2015,the process of the ASEAN technology trade is researched in this paper. Through empirical comparative analysis,the trend of the volume and structure for the ASEAN technology trade is investigated. With the analysis of the Trade Specialization Coefficient ( TSC) , the comparative competitive advantages on the trade of intellectual property and telecommunications,computer and information services for different ASEAN countries are studied. The similarity and difference between China and the ASEAN are concluded and two suggestions on China-ASEAN technology trade are provided. First,the differentiating strategies of technology cooperation should be implemented base on the economic levels for different countries of ASEAN. Second,the differentiating technology transfer modes should be promoted at the right time based on the technology gradient transfer theory.

Key words: technology trade, time series data of the international balance of payments, ASEAN, charges for the use of intellectual property, telecommunications,computer and information services