China News Service, August 22. According to the website of the Ministry of Commerce on August 22, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce answered a reporter's question on the decision of the member states of the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) to establish China's accession to the working group.
According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce, in November 2021, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao formally applied to New Zealand, the depositary of DEPA, on behalf of China.
Since then, DEPA member countries have decided to agree to the establishment of China's participation in the working group after careful evaluation.
The establishment of the joining working group means that my country will fully advance the negotiation of joining DEPA.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce said that China is the second largest digital economy in the world. It is accelerating its digital development, building a digital China, and steadily expanding institutional openings such as rules, regulations, management, and standards.
China's application to join DEPA and actively promoting the process of joining it fully reflects China's willingness to be compatible with high-standard international digital rules and expand international cooperation in the digital economy.
China's accession to DEPA is conducive to promoting the expansion and opening of the digital trade field, establishing an integrated digital trade market with the same rules and compatible standards with its members, expanding mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries in the emerging digital field, and bringing digital industry cooperation to enterprises. business opportunities and promote the development of the digital economy of all parties.
China's active promotion of the accession process will also enhance the influence of DEPA as a broader international digital economy rule.
In the next step, under the framework of joining the working group, China will make full preparations for joining DEPA, conduct substantive negotiations with DEPA members, and continue to advance the process of joining.
China is willing to work with other countries to shape an open and safe digital economy development environment, share the dividends of digital economic development, and make positive contributions to promoting the development of the global digital economy.
(Zhongxin Finance)