State Council: Further expand opening up pilot projects in the fields of value-added telecommunications, biotechnology, and wholly foreign-owned hospitals.

The State Council has issued opinions on promoting the expansion and improvement of the service industry. The opinions point out the need to steadily promote the opening up and cooperation in the service industry. Further expand the opening up pilot projects in areas such as value-added telecommunications, biotechnology, and wholly foreign-owned hospitals. Improve the management system of negative lists for cross-border service trade. Enhance the ability to provide services such as data export compliance assessment and security certification. Strengthen service trade cooperation with key countries and regions, coordinate the construction of major open cooperation platforms such as service trade innovation and development demonstration zones. Promote the export of cultural services and tourism services, and promote the expansion of inbound consumption.