The System Dilemma of Digital Trade Rules and China's Scheme:The Singapore Model Taken as An Inspiration
The system dilemma of digital trade rules can be deconstructed into three aspects:legislative mode,issue template and policy mechanism.Based on the conceptual differences of digital trade and the maintenance of rule benefits,international legislative mode presents a dilemma of choice.The relative solidification of traditional template research is not conducive to the fundamental deconstruction of the existing international economic and trade pattern and the construction of a new international digital trade order.When it comes to the issue of legislative policy of digital trade,there is an insurmountable contradiction between policy neutrality and policy preference in the leading countries.The Singapore model pioneered the independent legislation of bilateral digital economy agreements,providing a rich institutional reference in the way of modular and inclusive legislation.China should be committed to the research of the independent legislation of digital trade rules,taking into account the rule benefits of parallel legislation;attach importance to and study horizontal and vertical modular legislation,emphasizing digital inclusiveness while implementing national responsibility;explore the construction of dynamic digital trade policy basket to deal with the dominant state paradox.
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