Comparison of International Competitiveness of Creative Industry between China and USA: Based on RCA, TC and"Diamond"Model

On the basis of summarizing the trade characteristics of creative industry,this paper compares the international competitiveness between China and USA from creative goods and creative services by applying RCA and TC index and using the data from UNCTAD.Then,it analyses the reasons for the gap of the competitiveness of creative products and creative services based on the Diamond model.The result shows that China has a strong international competitiveness in terms of creative products,but also in the initial form of low-cost competitive advantage;lower level of competitiveness of creative services has also been improved to some extent,but the resource advantage has not been fully exploited.Finally,it puts forward the countermeasure to raise the competitiveness of China’s creative industry from exercising the advantages of cultural resources,introducing and cultivating talents,promoting industrial agglomeration,strengthening the protection of intellectual property,supporting for export by whole nation system.