Title: Paradigm Shift of European Union (EU) in Crossborder Data Flow Supervision — From the Perspective of Digital Services Legislation

Author: Xia Han

Abstract: From the perspective of regulatory entities, arenas for supervising digital services trade include bilateral, multilateral, and regional trade cooperation mechanisms. The EU is committed to constructing an open and secure digital trade environment, eliminating unreasonable restrictions on cross-border data flows, and promoting the enhancement of discourse power in digital trade rule-making by designing the terms of trade agreements to include digital trade issues. The EU has made numerous endeavors in the field of digital governance in recent years, and new internal legislation has sparked debate. While attaching great importance to the free cross-border flow of data, the EU maintains high standards for personal data privacy and data security. In order to promote the development of local industries, and small and medium-sized digital enterprises within the EU, and protect the personal data of EU citizens, the EU has become more stringent in its regulation of platform businesses from external markets in recent years. The robust regulatory model established by the EU digital legislation can serve as a guide for China as it develops a regulatory system for digital services to suit its own needs and standards.

Keywords: Cross-border Data Flow Regulation, EU Data Legislation, Data Sovereignty