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    ECONOMY

    Sep 01, 2022 4 minutes

    Digital Partnership

    China is advancing negotiations on joining the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA), the Ministry of Commerce said on August 22.

    DEPA is a new type of trade partnership agreement and the world’s first regional agreement on the digital economy, initiated by New Zealand, Singapore and Chile. China began its application to join the agreement in November 2021.

    The ministry said China will be fully prepared to join the agreement, carrying out substantive negotiations with DEPA members and continuing to advance its accession process.

    As the second largest digital economy in the world, China is speeding up its digital development and expanding institutional opening

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