Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

11-2022

Abstract

Trade agreements have become the main forum for the regulation of digital services trade issues over the past decade. This chapter provides a comprehensive examination of the regulation of digital services trade in trade agreements, first reviewing the rules in the World Trade Organization (WTO), then comparing the approaches between the United States (US), the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and the European Union (EU), and explaining the reasons for their deep differences. This chapter further analyzes such provisions in trade agreements in Asia and the Pacific, which has become one of the most dynamic regions in terms of new regulations on digital trade issues, with a mix of digital services trade chapters in regional and bilateral free trade agreements. By drawing lessons from existing agreements, the chapter also illustrates how economies in the region may further develop digital services trade.

Keywords

Digital services trade, trade agreements, Asia, China

Discipline

International Trade Law

Publication

Unlocking the potential of digital services trade in Asia and the Pacific

Editor

Jong Woo Kang, Matthias Helble, Rolando Avendano, Pramila Crivelli, & Mara Claire Tayag

First Page

128

Last Page

155

ISBN

9789292698621

Identifier

10.22617/TCS220524-2

Publisher

Asian Development Bank

City or Country

Manila

Copyright Owner and License

Authors CC-BY

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.22617/TCS220524-2

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