Diverging incentives for reforming China’s restrictions on digital innovations

Martina Francesca Ferracane and Hosuk Lee-Makiyama

Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies, 2017, vol. 10, issue 3, 259-280

Abstract: Purpose - This paper aims to investigate China’s policy on digital trade with the objective to highlight the rationales behind such policy. Design/methodology/approach - China’s policy on digital trade is assessed by analysing the main regulations imposed in the country in the period from 1985 to 2016 that have an impact on digital trade. Findings - It was found that there are more than 70 measures imposed today that have a negative impact on digital trade. The measures are diverse and can be justified with several policy objectives, namely, industrial policy, public order and national security, and these support China’s fiscal and state-owned enterprise structure. Originality/value - This paper analyses China’s policy on digital trade from a new perspective and provides insights on the rationales behind this policy.

Keywords: Trade policy; Internet; National security; Data flows; Digital trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1108/JCEFTS-06-2017-0016

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