Challenges and Responses to China's Participation in Cross-border Data Flows

Abstract

With the upgrading of Internet technology, the demand for cross-border data flow continues to increase. The  importance of cross-border data flow in international trade is becoming increasingly prominent, and all countries are actively regulating cross-border data, on the one hand, to maintain a good international economic order, on the other hand, to achieve a leading position in the formulation of cross-border data flow rules, so as to determine their own dominant position. China's legislation on data started relatively late. There are many problems, such as the dilemma of cross-border data flow, the obstacle of the adequacy of the domestic regulatory legal system on cross-border data flow, and the exclusion and intervention of developed members on China's participation in the international rules on cross-border data flow. It should start from promoting legitimate and controllable cross-border data flow, conducting type supervision based on risk concerns, coordinating the rule of law within and outside the region to promote institutional compatibility, and building the Chinese path under the dimension of trust, which will provide a better plan for China's participation in cross-border data flow, and provide a Chinese plan and choice for the formulation of cross-border data rules.