The Digital Trade Governance Logic of the CPTPP and its Implications
Xu Lei

AnhuiUniversity of Finance and Economics，BengbuAnhui，233030；

ABSTRACT：In the current era of vigorous global digital economy, the significance of digital trade rules has become increasingly prominent. As a typical representative of regional trade agreements, the digital trade rules of the CPTPP(Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) exhibit a unique governance logic. The demand for unified and efficient rules in the development of the digital economy has prompted the continuous evolution of the CPTPP digital trade rules. For China, the CPTPP digital trade rules offer multiple insights: exploring the connection mechanism between cross-border data flow rules and the data classification and categorization system, establishing a safety risk prevention mechanism involving enterprise self-discipline, social participation, and government supervision, and promoting the orderly integration of domestic standards with the CPTPP rules. Actively participating in the formulation of global digital trade rules, enhancing the discourse power in global digital trade governance, and responding to the challenges and opportunities brought by the CPTPP digital trade rules, in order to promote the sustained and healthy development of digital trade.

KEYWORDS: Digital Trade Governance; CPTPP; Digital Trade Barriers

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