Based on the quantitative data of digital service trade exports of RCEP member countries, after systematic empirical analysis, it is found that the core elements driving the export of digital service trade in the region have shifted from the completeness of digital infrastructure and the scale of ICT service export in traditional cognition to the dual support system composed of the total economic scale of member countries and the level of institutional openness. It is worth noting that under the background of industrial transformation with the deep penetration of artificial intelligence technology, the factor-driven growth model is accelerating the transformation to the technology-driven paradigm. This structural transformation shows significant regional heterogeneity under the RCEP framework. As the largest developing country in the region, the intelligent upgrading path of China 's digital service trade needs to build a multi-dimensional support system-not only to consolidate the technical base through the large-scale deployment of new intelligent computing infrastructure, but also to deepen the mutual recognition of regional digital governance standards relying on the RCEP rule system. It is also necessary to accelerate the gradient development process of the digital service industry through differentiated policy tools, and finally form a sustainable development pattern driven by technology empowerment and institutional innovation. 

Ningwei Zhou, Xiaoxing Qiu. Research on the Influencing Factors of China 's Service Trade Export under the RCEP Framework of Artificial Intelligence Empowerment and Institutional Synergy. Academic Journal of Business & Management (2026), Vol. 8, Issue 3: 47-53. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJBM.2026.080306.

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