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This paper examines the qualitative trade competitiveness by based on an intra-industry trade including general trade competitiveness in the Chinese steel industry in trade with Japan during the period of 2000-2014. First, Chinese steel industry appears to be weak such as steel plates, bar & section steels, steel materials, etc except competitive ‘other steel products’ in trade with Japan. Especially, it shows that competitiveness of steel materials appears to be weak. However, despite the fact that the competitiveness toward Japan is weak, it is certain that all other items except steel materials are tend to improve. Second, Other steel products and bar & section steels have still maintained the comparative advantage, except for steel materials and steel plates placed on the comparative disadvantage. Third, As an intra-industry trade is analyzed in order to evaluate the qualitative trade competitiveness in trade with Japan, China has done a horizontal intra-industry trade mainly in steel materials’ trade with Japan, and since a VIITL has been decreased but a VIITH has been expanded, the qualitative trade competitiveness has been improved in steel materials. It has been exported not only low quality items, but also high quality products in steel plates’ trade, and since a VIITL has been decreased but a HIIT has been expanded, the qualitative competitiveness has been improved in steel plates. And bar & section steels and other steel products were found to have a very high proportion of a low quality items in export to Japan, and there was no improvement in the qualitative competitiveness.

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本稿は、中国鉄鋼産業の日本との貿易において質的な競争力の変化をみるために、2000年から2014年までを研究期間として一般的な貿易競争力の分析と伴って産業内貿易の分析を行った。分析の結果を纏めると次のようになる。第一に、中国鉄鋼産業は日本との貿易において競争力の強いその他鉄鋼製品を除いて板類、棒形鋼、素材類など競争力が弱いと測定された。特に素材類の競争力が弱いと算出された。しかし日本に対する競争力が弱いというものの、素材類を除いてほかの品目はすべてそのほどが改善の傾向にあるのは確である。第二に、比較劣位に置かれている素材類と板類を除いてその他鉄鋼製品と棒形鋼類は依然として比較優位を維持している。第三に、日本との貿易における質的な貿易競争力をみるために、産業内貿易の分析を行ったが、素材類は主に水平的産業内貿易が行われ、VIITLが縮小しVIIThが拡大したので質的貿易競争力が改善された。板類は優位品質の輸出が多く行われ、またVIITLが縮小しHIITが拡大したので質的貿易競争力が改善された。棒形鋼類とその他鉄鋼製品は劣位品質の貿易比重が高く、質的な競争力の改善も見られなかった。