This paper examines the relationship among offensive corporate strategy, innovation capability, and collaborative innovation. By selecting Chinese A-share listed companies from 2012 to 2021 as our sample, we present evidence that corporate strategy has a significant positive impact on corporate collaborative innovation. Firms with an offensive strategy are more inclined to collaborative R&D compared to those with defensive strategies. The strength of innovation capability exhibits significant impact on the above effects. Interestingly, the positive relationship between the two becomes more pro...