Author(s)

Chen Dehui ¹, Sun Yuan ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Economics, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, China

Corresponding Author

Chen Dehui

ABSTRACT

Cross-border e-commerce has created new opportunities for Chinas manufacturing sector, and their deep integration holds significant importance for building a new foreign trade development paradigm. Based on panel data from eastern Chinas regions (2017-2024), this study employs the entropy-weighted TOPSIS method to construct a comprehensive evaluation system, establishing coupling coordination models and obstacle degree models to empirically examine the coupling development relationship and obstacles between cross-border e-commerce and manufacturing industrial clusters. The research reveals that the coupling coordination degree between these two systems in eastern regions generally demonstrates positive synergistic trends. However, with the exception of Guangdong Province, most provinces remain at medium-to-low coordination levels, forming a distinct three-tiered spatial structure. Technological innovation emerges as the primary constraint on the coupling coordination between cross-border e-commerce and manufacturing industrial clusters, followed by market scale and e-commerce logistics. The focal point of coordinated development between the two systems is shifting toward high-quality and efficient transformation.

KEYWORDS

Cross-Border E-Commerce, Manufacturing Industrial Belt, Coupling Coordination Degree, Obstacle Degree Model

CITE THIS PAPER

Chen Dehui, Sun Yuan. Analysis of Coupling Coordination and Obstacle Factors between Cross-Border E-Commerce and Manufacturing Industrial Belts in Eastern China. Industrial Engineering and Innovation Management (2026). Vol. 9, No.1, 1-10. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/ieim.2026.090101.

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