The impact of U.S.-style digital trade rules on digital services trade between China and CPTPP member countries

IF 12.5 1区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL ISSUES

Technology in Society Pub Date : 2025-08-12 DOI:10.1016/j.techsoc.2025.103040

Huilian Ma , Chengwen Kang

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Abstract

As digital trade expands globally, U.S.-style digital trade rules have garnered increasing attention from scholars and policymakers. Drawing on panel data from 2005 to 2023 covering China's digital services trade with CPTPP member countries, this study quantifies the depth of U.S.-style digital trade rules using the TAPED dataset and empirically evaluates their impact through an extended gravity model. The results indicate that these rules exert an overall positive effect on China–CPTPP digital services trade, with a more pronounced impact on exports. Mechanism analyses reveal that U.S.-style digital trade rules facilitate bilateral trade by reducing transaction costs, while also introducing constraints by narrowing ICT development gaps and intensifying institutional trade barriers. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that different types of provisions exert varied effects: e-commerce and data-specific provisions significantly promote digital trade, whereas other high-standard or complex provisions have relatively limited influence. This study provides both theoretical underpinnings and policy-relevant insights for China to enhance its digital services trade with CPTPP members within the evolving framework of U.S.-style digital trade rules, thereby strengthening the global competitiveness of Chinese digital firms.

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美国式数字贸易规则对中国与CPTPP成员国之间数字服务贸易的影响

随着数字贸易在全球范围内的扩张，美国式的数字贸易规则越来越受到学者和政策制定者的关注。本文利用2005年至2023年中国与CPTPP成员国的数字服务贸易面板数据，利用磁带数据集量化了美国式数字贸易规则的深度，并通过扩展重力模型实证评估了其影响。结果表明，这些规则对中国- cptpp数字服务贸易总体上具有正向影响，对出口的影响更为明显。机制分析表明，美国式数字贸易规则通过降低交易成本促进双边贸易，同时也通过缩小ICT发展差距和强化制度性贸易壁垒引入约束。异质性分析表明，不同类型的条款对数字贸易的影响不同：电子商务和数据专用条款对数字贸易的促进作用显著，而其他高标准或复杂条款的影响相对有限。本研究为中国在不断发展的美国式数字贸易规则框架下加强与CPTPP成员国的数字服务贸易提供了理论基础和政策相关见解，从而增强了中国数字企业的全球竞争力。

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Technology in Society Multiple-

CiteScore

17.90

自引率

14.10%

发文量

316

审稿时长

60 days

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