Research On Non-tariff Barriers To Digital Trade

The global economy is experiencing the digitization of the production,exchange and consumption of goods and services.As more and more products rely on the functionality of digital connections,transactions or integration are carried out over the network.The Internet and cross-border data streams are becoming important trade channels,resulting in digital trade based on digital information.Out of concerns about the security of their own information and data,countries around the world have issued restrictions on digital trade,which constitutes trade barriers.Compared with tariff barriers,non-tariff barriers to digital trade are used more,such as data localization requirements,online censorship,market restrictions,on digital content providers,and conflicting and overlapping rules regarding data privacy and protection.Although these measures have a reasonable meaning in existence,they can also have adverse effects.In this context,China is also in urgent need of relevant regulations and measures to deal with non-tariff trade barriers in digital trade.The main contents and framework of this paper are as follows:introduction,mainly states the background and significance of the topic selection,the research status of non-tariff barriers to digital trade at home and abroad,the main problems to be solved and the research methods.The first chapter is the overview of digital non-tariff barriers to trade,mainly from the meaning of digital non-tariff barriers to trade,causes and international impact,pointed out the legitimacy and restrictions of digital non-tariff barriers to trade.The second chapter mainly analyzes the three main forms of digital trade non-tariff barriers,and expounds the current situation and influence of digital trade non-tariff barriers.Chapter three is the elaboration of the international rules of digital non-tariff barriers to trade,and the analysis of the disputes in the WTO multilateral trade rules on the agreement on the goods and services that digital trade belongs to,the WTO negotiation process on digital trade rules and the regional or multilateral free trade agreements related to digital non-tariff barriers to trade.The fourth chapter is.our country to deal with digital non-tariff barriers to trade strategy choice,for our first digital,the paper analyzed the trade rules to build combined on the basis of the former three parts of our country puts forward several proposals to deal with digital non-tariff barriers to trade,in addition to establish an early warning system for the digital trade barriers,in a timely manner to export enterprises to provide new market dynamics,and actively participate in the international construction of digital trade rules,maintain their own interests,to promote China's digital economy and trade.The conclusion is a brief summary of the paper,In the process of digital trade development,the non-tariff barriers of digital trade are worthy of attention and attention.Only by balancing the relationship between trade barriers and trade liberalization can we promote the development of the virtuous circle of digital trade.