中国加入DEPA面临的法律障碍及对策研究

Research on Legal Obstacles to China’s Accession to DEPA and Countermeasures

摘要: 在数字经济高速发展的时代，《数字经济关系伙伴协定》(DEPA)构建了全新的数字经贸规则体系，体现了更强的灵活性、开放性和包容性。2021年中国正式申请加入DEPA并积极参与WTO电子商务谈判，对于中国而言加入DEPA将面临诸多法律障碍和挑战，例如，数据跨境流动监管模式上存在分歧、数字产品定性的不明确，以及兼具文化性质的数字产品进入我国市场带来的一系列法律风险和挑战。为了更好地对接DEPA的高标准数字经贸规则，我国需要积极探索并建立数据治理体系，在制度上平衡数据安全和数据流动的客观需求，明晰符合我国国情的数字产品定性，统筹兼顾国内国外的数据治理体系，促进我国数字经济的健康发展。

Abstract: In the era of rapid development of the digital economy, the Digital Economy Relationship Partnership Agreement (DEPA) builds a new system of digital economic and trade rules, reflecting greater flexibility, openness and inclusiveness. 2021 China formally applies for accession to DEPA and actively participates in the WTO negotiations on e-commerce, for which accession to DEPA will face a number of legal obstacles and challenges, such as, for example, data For China, joining DEPA will face a number of legal obstacles and challenges, such as differences in the regulatory model for cross-border flow of data, ambiguity in the characterization of digital products, and a series of legal risks and challenges posed by the entry of digital products of a cultural nature into China’s market. In order to better connect to the high-standard digital trade and economic rules of DEPA, China needs to actively explore and establish a data governance system, balance the objective needs of data security and data flow in the system, clarify the characterization of digital products in line with China’s national conditions, and coordinate the data governance system both at home and abroad, so as to promote the healthy development of China’s digital economy.