Upgrading of RCEP Digital Trade Rules and China's Response—Reflections on the Comparison between USMCA,TPP,CPTPP,EU-Japan EPA
Since the implementation of RCEP,it has provided institutional guarantees for the development of digital trade in countries within the region,but it has also highlighted the inadequacies in its rule design.Through using the TAPED database to compare the depth of digital trade rules in RCEP and five representative high-standard regional trade agreements internationally,it was found that RCEP lags behind in seven dimensions,including e-commerce and data transmission.Japan,Australia,and New Zealand are among the first-tier countries in terms of the speed of development of digital trade rules.Countries in the second tier,such as China and Indonesia,have a certain foundation in the field of digital trade rules,and the signing of RCEP has rapidly narrowed the gap with advanced countries in digital trade rules.Meanwhile,the Philippines,Laos,and Myanmar have achieved leapfrog development from a"zero-base"in digital trade rules.Against the backdrop of possible upgrades to RCEP's digital trade rules,China faces challenges in areas such as non-discriminatory treatment of digital products,digital intellectual property protection,and cross-border data flows.It is necessary to take proactive measures such as building Chinese-style non-discriminatory treatment rules for digital products,improving digital intellectual property protection rules,balancing cross-border data flows and ensuring data security,promoting the quality upgrade of RCEP's dispute resolution mechanism,and establishing a RCEP government-industry-university-research exchange platform.
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