Vice Minister of Commerce: actively promoting accession to the Digital Partnership Agreement

[vice Minister of Commerce: actively promoting accession to the Digital Partnership Agreement] Wang Shouwen, international trade negotiator and vice minister of the Ministry of Commerce, said that China is actively promoting its accession to the Digital Partnership Agreement (DEPA) and the accession process of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP). As far as DEPA is concerned, Wang Shouwen said that China not only conducts rule negotiations in e-commerce, cross-border paperless trade and cross-border data flow, but also has specific project cooperation, including mutual recognition of digital certificates, mutual recognition of electronic contracts and mutual recognition of electronic documents. "We have had in-depth exchanges with DEPA members on trade facilitation issues such as paperless trade, domestic electronic transaction framework, logistics, electronic invoice and electronic payment, with the aim of application and promoting the efficiency of our trade links." He said. (first Finance)