数字贸易不仅是推动经济增长的新引擎之一，而且也是加快建设贸易强国的重要抓手。1994年以来，中国数字贸易发展大致经历了萌芽期、起步期、探索期、快速增长期。目前，中国已经成为最大的B2C跨境电商交易市场，可数字化交付服务贸易额也持续增长。接连涌现的优秀数字贸易企业、不断完善的数字基础设施建设以及持续深化的跨国数字领域合作等，为中国数字贸易的发展注入了新的活力。然而，中国数字贸易发展过程中仍然存在数字基础设施区域建设不平衡、数字服务贸易国际竞争力有待提升、数字贸易规则制定话语权相对较弱以及关键核心技术有待突破等问题。为加快打造数字贸易“新引擎”、促进中国数字贸易高质量发展，本报告建议要发挥区域比较优势弥合数字鸿沟；创新数字贸易“中国模式”，提高国际竞争力；探索数字贸易规则“中国方案”，提升国际话语权；布局关键基础数字技术，加强核心技术自主创新。
Digital trade is not only a new engine driving economic growth but also a critical leverage for turning the country into a trader of quality. Since 1994，the development of China’s digital trade has roughly gone through the stages of emergence，initiation，exploration，and rapid growth. Currently，China has become the largest B2C cross-border e-commerce market，and the trade volume of digitally deliverable services continues to grow. The rise of outstanding digital trade enterprises，continuous improvement of digital infrastructure，and deepening of transnational digital cooperation have injected new vitality into China’s digital trade. However，in the development process of digital trade in China，significant challenges remain，such as imbalanced regional construction of digital infrastructure，insufficient international competitiveness in digital services trade，limited influence in the formulation of digital trade rules，and the need for breakthroughs in core technologies. To accelerate the creation of a “new engine” for digital trade and promote the high-quality development of China’s digital trade，this report suggests leveraging regional comparative advantages to bridge the digital divide；innovating a Chinese model of digital trade to enhance international competitiveness；exploring a Chinese input for digital trade rules to strengthen international influence；and strategically planning for key foundational digital technologies to boost independent innovation in core technologies.
