“东亚模板”数字贸易规则相关问题探析——基于中日韩合作的视角

An Analysis of the Issues Related to the“East Asian Version”of Digital Trade Rules:From the Perspective of China-Japan-Korea Cooperation

随着全球数字贸易的蓬勃发展,围绕数字贸易规则主导权所展开的规则博弈已经成为国际经贸秩序重构和国家经济安全的重要问题。数字贸易是与传统的货物及服务贸易密切关联的,国际经济贸易的区域化导致数字贸易发展的区域化,进而产生了相关贸易规则的区域化。美国和欧盟率先构建了"美式模板"和"欧式模板"的数字贸易规则,意图锁定低技术国家的数字贸易发展空间。东亚地区数字经济的蓬勃发展及外部竞争的加剧,凸显了形成"东亚模板"数字贸易规则的必要性。RCEP的成功缔结生成了"东亚模板"的雏形。但是由于受到新冠肺炎疫情和国际局势重大变局的双重冲击,东亚经济合作面临严峻的局面。中日韩作为东亚地区乃至世界的经济大国,应维护合作大局,谋求进一步深化合作,探索符合东亚整体利益诉求和发展模式的数字贸易规则,推进以数字贸易高质量发展为目标的数字贸易规则"东亚模板"构建。

With the vigorous development of digital trade,the game focusing on digital trade rules has become an important issue under the reconstruction of the international economic and trade order and national economic security.Digital trade is closely linked to traditional trade in goods and services.The regionalization of international economic and trade has led to the regionalization of the development of digital trade,which in turn has led to the regionalization of relevant trade rules.The U.S.and the EU have taken the lead in respectively constructing the"American version"and"European version"of digital trade rules,with the aim of locking down the development space of digital trade in low-tech countries.The vigorous development of the digital economy in East Asia and the intensification of related international competition have highlighted the necessity of forming a"East Asian version"of digital trade rules,for which the signing of RCEP has created a basic prototype.However,due to the dual impact of the COVID-19 epidemic and the changing international situation,East Asia economic cooperation is faced with rising challenges.As major economic powers in East Asia and the world,China,Japan and South Korea should seek for further cooperation,in particular exploring to build up digital trade rules that conform to the overall benefit and the development of East Asia and promote"East Asian version"of digital trade rules characterized with the high-quality development of digital trade.