Research On The Impact Of Cross-border Data Low Restrictions On The Technical Complexity Of Exporting Digital Services Trade

With the advent of the digital economy,digital trade as a new form of international trade has given a new vitality to the global economy and international trade.In today’s world,ecommerce has entered a whole new phase of development.With the rapid development of the digital economy in China,issues of regulation and governance of the digital economy are increasingly being explored.Among these are data trade restrictions,which are essentially barriers to the main objective of trade protectionism,which have to some extent created certain restrictions on international data trade,thus forming barriers to digital trade.According to OECD statistics,the extent of restrictions on global trade in digital services has increased by 14% between 2014 and 2020,indicating that the current barriers to international digital trade are becoming increasingly serious.Statistics published by the China National Academy of Information and Communication Technology(CNNIC)show that in 2019,total global exports of digital services reached USD 319.57 billion,accounting for about 2% of China’s total exports of digital services.Given the gradual digitization of traditional services and the restrictions on cross-border data flows caused by new technologies,this will certainly have an impact on the trade in digital services.Firstly,this paper summarizes the literature related to the technical complexity of crossborder data flows and the export trade of digital services,building on existing research,focusing on the interaction of these two factors and analyzing five types of barriers,such as infrastructure permeability,feasibility of electronic transactions,payment systems,and intellectual property rights,according to the varying degrees of constraints on cross-border information flows,and examining their impact on the mechanism of cross-border information flows.Secondly,we compile the cross-border data flow restriction index published by OECD,measure the technical complexity of digital service exports in each country using the export technical complexity measure and conduct a comparative study of cross-border information flow regulation in three major economies,namely,the US,Europe and China,using statistical methods to reveal the differences in cross-border information flow regulation in China;then,using international cross-country panel data for 42 countries(2014 — 2021)cross-country panel data to investigate the mechanism of the impact of cross-border data flow restrictions on the technological complexity of China’s digital service exports.Finally,based on theoretical reflections and empirical results.,the main findings of the study conducted in this paper are the following: first,according to the OECD and DSTRI design,restrictions on cross-border data flows have shown an increasing trend in most countries in recent years,and restrictions on digital trade are generally stronger in developing countries than in developed countries,with infrastructure and connectivity constraints in most of these countries.Second,stricter regulation of cross-border data flows hinders national digital services trade exports in terms of technological complexity,which also leads to higher transaction costs and higher trade costs.Third,the technical complexity of China’s digital services industry is increasing,reflecting differences across countries,sectors and policies.On this basis,the following policy support is provided to promote the technical complexity of China’s digital service industry:(1)Carry out pilot sites for digital service industry,keep the cross-border data flow control at a reasonable level,and improve the convenience of digital service industry.Second,to safeguard the flow of information based on the protection of national personal information and personal information,and not to restrict the flow of information at the cost of reducing technical complexity;third,to accelerate the establishment of an international data trade regime that is consistent with the common benefit of the majority of developing countries,and to lay a solid institutional basis for improving the international competitiveness and technical maturity of China’s data service industry,and improving the data quality and data quality of the data service industry The foundation.