Based on the qualitative data on Suichang Online Store Association, this paper discusses the internal mechanism of inclusive innovation for BOP e-merchants from the perspective of community intermediary. The results are as follows: first, aggregation is the key factor in promoting the development and the ultimate inclusive innovation of BOP e-merchants; second, community intermediary as a trusted third party, facilitates the aggregation and development of BOP e-merchants to realize inclusive innovation through organizational and functional evolutions; third, community intermediary as a critical role in e-trust platform, facilitates the aggregation and development of BOP e-merchants to realize inclusive innovation through the collaboration with enterprise and technology intermediaries. This paper makes insightful contributions to extant inclusive innovation theory in research context, research content and research perspective, while providing practical implications for inclusive innovation activities in the context of e-commerce.

Over the last century and a half, global technological leadership has shifted from Great Britain to the USA. In this paper we argue that China is positioning itself to assume global leadership in technology within the coming few decades. We identify three sources of competitive advantage for China’s ascent in the global technology stakes: its massive domestic market, its centralized power and willingness to employ state-sponsored industrial policy and government support, and the process of globalization that continues to transform markets worldwide. After acknowledging skeptical views of China’s capacity to achieve global technology leadership, we survey the present state of affairs and assess its prospects for growth based on statistical evidence and multiple examples. We argue that the three sources of competitive advantage we explicate offer China a path to imminent global technological leadership.