What is the difference between cross-border e-commerce and traditional foreign trade?

The difference between cross-border e-commerce and traditional foreign trade lies in the following

Cross-border e-commerce is an international commercial activity through the realization of business mode by displaying, talking until the transaction on the platforms such as Amazon, Sizzle, ebay, wish, etc., to reach a deal through the e-commerce platform, make the payment and settlement, and to deliver the goods through the cross-border logistics to complete the transaction.

Traditional business transactions in the process of practical operation by the pre-transaction preparation, trade consultation, contract and implementation, payment and settlement of the links, transaction consultation is actually the transaction between the two sides of the verbal negotiation or the transmission process of written documents. Written documents include inquiry form, ordering contract, delivery note, transportation, invoice, acceptance form and so on. Contract and implementation process, in the traditional business activities, the transaction negotiation process is often completed through oral agreement, but after the consultation, the two sides must be in writing to sign a trade contract with legal effect, to determine the results of the consultation and supervision of the implementation, and in the case of disputes through the contract by the appropriate institutions for arbitration. Finally, the payment process, the traditional business activities of the payment generally have a check and cash in two ways, the check method is mostly used in the business transaction process.