China’s first dedicated livestream e-commerce regulation — SAMR and CAC Order No. 117, published on 18 December 2025 — takes effect on 1 February 2026. 中国首部直播电商领域专门规章——市场监管总局、国家网信办令第117号,2025年12月18日公布——自2026年2月1日起施行。 The Measures divide the industry into four duty-bearers: platform operators, livestream room operators, livestream … China’s Livestream E-commerce Supervision Measures in Force from 1 February 2026: Four Categories of Duty-Bearers, AI Virtual Host Labelling and Traffic-Based EnforcementRead more
政策动态 / Policy Updates
Services sector opening: new pilots and CEPA upgrades
The 2026 “Stabilizing Foreign Investment” plan expands services-sector opening pilots to vocational training, vocational colleges and high-level STEM universities. 2026年”固稳促优”方案将服务业开放试点扩大至职业技能培训、职业院校与高水平理工农医类大学。 The Beijing Integrated National Demonstration Zone for Service Sector Opening will pilot digital-economy and healthcare modern-service measures. 北京国家服务业扩大开放综合示范区将先行先试数字经济、医药健康等现代服务业举措。 The CEPA … Services sector opening: new pilots and CEPA upgradesRead more
Stabilizing Foreign Investment Action Plan: 15 measures at a glance
On 16 June 2026, MOFCOM, NDRC and MOF issued the “Action Plan for Stabilizing and Improving Foreign Investment” (商资发〔2026〕97号), approved by the State Council, with measures rolling out from 1 July 2026. 2026年6月16日,商务部、国家发展改革委、财政部印发《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》(商资发〔2026〕97号),经国务院同意,相关举措自2026年7月1日起落地。 The plan sets out 15 measures across … Stabilizing Foreign Investment Action Plan: 15 measures at a glanceRead more
Decoding China’s 2026 Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimising Foreign Investment
On 16 June 2026, MOFCOM, NDRC and MOF issued the *Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimising Foreign Investment* (Document No. 97 of 2026), a 15-measure package across five dimensions approved by the State Council. 2026年6月16日,商务部、国家发展改革委、财政部联合印发《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》(商资发〔2026〕97号),经国务院同意,围绕五大维度推出15条举措。 The Plan shifts the policy … Decoding China’s 2026 Action Plan for Stabilising and Optimising Foreign InvestmentRead more
2026 Government Work Report on Foreign Investment: Policy Signals for Market Entry
The 2026 Government Work Report makes services the explicit focus of market-access expansion, naming value-added telecom, biotech and wholly foreign-owned hospitals as pilot priorities. 2026年政府工作报告明确以服务业为市场准入扩大重点,点名增值电信、生物技术、外商独资医院为试点优先项。 It commits to compressing the cross-border services-trade negative list and to an orderly expansion of … 2026 Government Work Report on Foreign Investment: Policy Signals for Market EntryRead more
Negative list revision enters effect
The 2024 edition (Order No. 23, published 8 September 2024) took effect on 1 November 2024, replacing the 2021 edition; as of 2026 it remains the operative list. 2024 年版(第 23 号令,2024 年 9 月 8 日发布)于 2024 年 11 … Negative list revision enters effectRead more
2026 State Council Action Plan on Foreign Capital: Stabilizing and Upgrading Investment
The State Council-approved Action Plan for Stabilizing and Optimizing Foreign Investment (商资发〔2026〕97号) was issued on 16 June 2026 and published on 22 June, with 5 areas and 15 measures. 经国务院同意的《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》(商资发〔2026〕97号)于2026年6月16日印发、22日发布,含5方面15条举措。 The plan was built with 27 departments around concerns gathered … 2026 State Council Action Plan on Foreign Capital: Stabilizing and Upgrading InvestmentRead more
