Research On The Impact Of Digital Service Trade Barriers On China’s Digital Service Trade Export Potential

In China’s service trade,digital service is a very important part.In 2021,the total value of China’s digital service import and export reached $359.69 billion,up22.3% year on year,and now,it is accounting for 43.2% of the total service import and export.However,while the digital service trade is booming,governments of various countries have also introduced a series of restrictive policies on digital service trade,restricting the development of digital service trade to varying degrees.The export of digital service trade will be affected,despite China’s emergence as a burgeoning nation that is encouraging the growth of such commerce.Therefore,it is high time to discuss how the digital service trade barriers influence and effect the China’s digital service trade export potential.First,summarizes the current literature on digital trade barriers,digital service trade and trade potential,based on the definition of key concepts and theory summary import countries(regions)the existence of trade barriers and digital services of China’s service trade export two perspectives digital reality of China’s service trade development,and also analyse the mechanism of influence in digital service trade barriers on China’s digital service trade export potential in the aspects of connectivity effect,innovation effect and cost.In the empirical section,the sample and relevant data of 32 countries(regions)are selected,based on the real terms of trade and availability,the importing countries(regions)of data and digital service trade barriers determined by the digital restricted trade services(DSTRI index).This paper empirically analyzes the impact of digital service trade barriers in importing countries(regions)on the export potential of China’s digital service trade.The results show that the restrictions imposed by importing countries(regions)on digital service trade may inhibit the export potential of China’s digital service trade,while reducing the restrictions on digital service trade may help release the bilateral trade potential.According to the theoretical and empirical research results,this paper suggests that,in the rapid development and increasingly important service trade figures,China must maintain the firm determination to vigorously develop the digital service trade at the same time,accelerate the progress of China’s digital service export,participate more of the digital service development international trade rules making,collaborate more of the international trade rules of the digital service development.It will also release the export potential of digital services and acquire the high-quality development in digital services trade.