At the “Digital Trade Development Trend and Frontier Summit Forum” held today (3rd), the Ministry of Commerce released the “China Digital Trade Development Report 2020”. The report shows that during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, my country’s digital trade scale has expanded rapidly, and a digital trade legal policy system has taken shape.
Statistics show that during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, my country’s digital trade volume has increased from US$200 billion in 2015 to US$294.76 billion in 2020, an increase of 47.4%, and its share in service trade has increased from 30.6% to 44.5%.
The digital trade legal policy system has taken shape
The report pointed out that my country has issued a series of important regulations, policy documents and work measures, such as the Cyber Security Law, the Data Security Law, and the State Council’s Approval to Deepen the Pilot Innovative Development of Trade in Services, which have initially formed support and promotion of digital trade. Development of the legal and policy system framework.
The report predicts that during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, my country’s digital trade scale will continue to expand. By 2025, the total import and export of digitized service trade will exceed US$400 billion, accounting for about 50% of service trade.
Wang Dongtang, Deputy Director of the Service and Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce: During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, digital trade rules and systems have gradually improved. Establish and improve relevant laws and regulations for data resource right confirmation, classification and classification protection, cross-border transmission, security assessment, etc., coordinate digital development and utilization, privacy protection and public safety, and accelerate the establishment of basic systems for digital resource property rights, transaction circulation, cross-border transmission, and security protection And standard specifications. Actively participate in the formulation of international rules and technical standards such as data security, digital currency, and digital tax, and actively promote international exchanges and cooperation in cyberspace.
(CCTV reporter Zhang Daofeng Ge Xiaowei)