This paper analyzes China’s ability to engage in global economic governance in the digital economy era from six aspects：digital technology，digital trade，digital financing，digital culture，digital government and digital security. Meanwhile，this paper summarizes four basic principles for China’s participation in global economic governance. Based on this，by looking through five aspects of the institutional reform of global economic governance in the era of digital economy，namely，global development，trade，investment，financing and energy governance，this paper discusses China’s role and position in reforming the global economic governance institution and analyzes relevant necessity and possibility. In addition，this paper compares China’s role and position in global economic governance in the era of digital economy and traditional economy.