“…According to the SWOT model (S refers to strengths, W refers to weakness, O refers to opportunities, and T refers to threats), they find that the competitive advantages of coal chemical industry include the following: abundant resources, complete varieties, low prices, leading technologies, regionally clustering development, guaranteed market demand, and optimistic industry prospects [1][2][3]. According to Michael Porter's "diamond model" theory, some scholars find that CTL which is short for coal-to-liquid is more competitive than oil in terms of market demand conditions, government, and technical feasibility [4,5]. And from the perspective of regional comparison, this theory is used for evaluation in six aspects, including resource endowment, market competitiveness, infrastructure, economic benefits, environmental impact, and policy support, finding that the coal chemical industry in Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi Province has the strongest comprehensive competitiveness [6][7][8].…”