Experts say China can add value to DEPA

Nation seeks to join 3-country digital group for innovation, development

China's latest effort to push its accession to the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement or DEPA will help transform the agreement into a bigger platform where countries can develop international rules for digital governance, thereby paving the way for open and fair conditions to bolster regional economy, business experts said on Friday.

The country has established a working team for joining the DEPA, the Ministry of Commerce said in an online statement on Friday.

Signed by New Zealand, Singapore and Chile in June 2020, the DEPA coordinates policies on the digital economy, and is the first of its kind in the world. It covers almost all key sectors of the digital economy, ranging from facilitation of commerce and trade to personal information safety.