- The announcement follows the recent establishment of the work team for China’s accession to the world’s first regional agreement on digital economy.
- Last November, China filed an application to join DEPA, a new type of trade partnership agreement initiated by New Zealand, Singapore and Chile.
- As the second largest digital economy in the world, China is speeding up its digital development and expanding institutional opening-up in areas such as rules, regulations and standards.
China advancing negotiations on joining DEPA: commerce ministry
