Governing the Digital Economy: An Exploration of Blockchains with Chinese Characteristics

IF 2 2区社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES

Journal of Contemporary Asia Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI:10.1080/00472336.2022.2093774

G. Sigley, Warwick Powell

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Abstract

Abstract In 2019 President Xi Jinping called for the prioritisation of blockchain technology as part of China’s next phase of development. In China, blockchain technologies have been experimentally deployed in various areas including court records, securities exchanges, finance, and food supply chains. The emergence of blockchain as a governmental technology raises numerous questions, including: (i) what are the conditions of emergence and existence of China’s interest in blockchain technology? (ii) what are the features of “blockchains with Chinese characteristics”? (iii) what implications are there for the post-COVID-19 pandemic world, in which technological issues are likely to be pivotal points of contention? This article seeks to examine these questions and frame a research programme that can shed light on how blockchains may impact the evolution and shape of China’s social and economic structure and the interaction of China with the rest of the world, including the prospect of “decoupling” and “deglobalisation.” Examples of blockchain innovation are drawn from food and pharmaceutical supply chains, the Healthy China 2030 policy, the digital RMB/Yuan and the Belt and Road Initiative with attention to the emerging legal and institutional frames that support the application of blockchain technologies.

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治理数字经济：中国特色区块链探索

在中国，区块链技术已经在法庭记录、证券交易所、金融和食品供应链等各个领域进行了实验部署。区块链作为一种政府技术的出现引发了许多问题，包括：（i）中国对区块链技术的兴趣出现和存在的条件是什么？（ii）“中国特色区块链”的特点是什么？（iii）对新冠肺炎疫情后的世界有什么影响，在这个世界中，技术问题可能是争论的关键点？本文试图研究这些问题，并制定一个研究计划，以阐明区块链如何影响中国社会和经济结构的演变和形状，以及中国与世界其他地区的互动，包括“脱钩”和“去全球化”的前景。“区块链创新的例子来自食品和药品供应链、健康中国2030政策、数字人民币/元和“一带一路”倡议倡议，并关注支持区块链技术应用的新兴法律和制度框架。

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Journal of Contemporary Asia AREA STUDIES-

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4.90

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9.10%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Contemporary Asia is an established refereed publication, it appears quarterly and has done so since 1970. When the journal was established, it was conceived as providing an alternative to mainstream perspectives on contemporary Asian issues. The journal maintains this tradition and seeks to publish articles that deal with the broad problems of economic, political and social development of Asia. Articles on economic development issues, political economy, agriculture, planning, the working class, people"s movements, politics and power, imperialism and empire, international financial institutions, the environment, and economic history are especially welcomed.