- 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 arrangement with Hong Kong and Macao is upgraded, opening the services sector to Hong Kong and Macau investors first.
内地与港澳 CEPA 全面升级，在服务业领域对港澳投资者率先开放。- These are “pilot” (试点) openings — eligibility and application windows are set locally by demonstration zones and FTZs.
上述均为”试点”开放，资格与申报窗口由示范区及自贸区在地方层面明确。- The moves complement the 2026 negative list’s services liberalisation and the broader market-access agenda.
这些举措与2026年版负面清单的服务业放开及更广的市场准入议程相互呼应。- FIEs should monitor demonstration-zone and FTZ announcements for eligible sub-sectors and launch timelines.
外资企业应关注示范区与自贸区公告，锁定可进入的细分领域与启动时间。
Services sector opening: new pilots and CEPA upgrades | 服务业扩大开放新举措
Overview
As the first pillar of the Action Plan for Stabilizing and Improving Foreign Investment (利用外资固稳促优行动方案), China is deepening services-sector opening through a set of pilot measures. Issued on 16 June 2026 (商资发〔2026〕97号) and detailed at the 22 June 2026 SCIO briefing, the measures take effect from 1 July 2026 and target education/training, the Beijing service-opening demonstration zone, and the upgraded CEPA with Hong Kong and Macao.
This article focuses on the services-opening specifics most relevant to foreign investors evaluating China entry or expansion.
Informational guidance only; exact scopes and timelines are set locally, so verify with the responsible authority before acting.
What is opening
Vocational training, colleges and STEM universities
- Steadily expand opening pilots for vocational-skills training institutions and vocational colleges.
- Expand opening pilots for high-level science / engineering / agriculture / medicine universities (理工农医类大学).
- These pilots let foreign education and training providers participate under defined pilot rules, subject to local eligibility.
Beijing integrated demonstration zone
- Upgrade the Beijing Integrated National Demonstration Zone for Service Sector Opening, a long-running pilot platform.
- Pilot digital-economy and healthcare modern-service opening measures — for example, data-related and telehealth/healthcare-service trials within the zone.
- Eligibility and specific measures are announced by Beijing municipal authorities and the zone.
CEPA upgrade for Hong Kong and Macao
- Comprehensively upgrade the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) with Hong Kong and Macao.
- Open the services sector to Hong Kong and Macau investors first, ahead of the nationwide schedule.
- Sectors covered include a broad range of services where the two SARs have comparative strength.
Who can benefit and how
- Education and training groups can explore the vocational-training / college pilots as a controlled China entry.
- Digital-economy and healthcare service providers should track Beijing zone sub-measures for eligibility windows.
- Hong Kong / Macao service investors gain earlier access to services opening than non-SAR foreign investors.
- All pilots remain local and phased — there is no single national licence; each pilot has its own application route.
What to do next
- Identify which pilot (vocational/college/STEM, Beijing zone, CEPA) matches your service line.
- Monitor the Beijing demonstration-zone portal and the Ministry of Commerce pilot announcements for eligible sub-sectors.
- For Hong Kong/Macao investors, review the upgraded CEPA schedules for first-mover openings.
- Prepare local eligibility evidence (qualifications, track record, compliance record) ahead of application windows.
- Confirm with the local competent authority that the pilot covers your exact activity before committing investment.
Sources
- 中华人民共和国中央人民政府（国务院）— 《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》全文：https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202606/content_7072838.htm
- 商务部 — 关于印发《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》的通知（商资发〔2026〕97号）：https://tradeinservices.mofcom.gov.cn/article/zcfb/zcfg/202606/183553.html
Related reading
- see also: Stabilizing Foreign Investment Action Plan: 15 measures at a glance / 利用外资固稳促优行动方案：15条举措总览
- see also: Financial sector opening measures / 金融业开放新措施
- see also: 2026 Negative List for foreign investment: what changed / 2026 年外资准入负面清单：主要变化
服务业扩大开放新举措
概述
作为《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》的第一支柱，中国通过一系列试点举措深化服务业开放。方案于2026年6月16日印发（商资发〔2026〕97号），并在6月22日国新办发布会解读，自2026年7月1日起落地，重点涵盖教育培训、北京服务业扩大开放示范区，以及升级后的内地与港澳 CEPA。
本文聚焦与外资评估来华或扩张最相关的服务业开放细节。
本文仅为信息性指引；具体范围与时间由地方规定，行动前请向主管机关核实。
开放内容
职业技能培训、职业院校与理工农医高校
- 稳步扩大职业技能培训机构与职业院校对外开放试点。
- 扩大高水平理工农医类大学对外开放试点。
- 上述试点在既定规则下允许境外教育培训主体参与，资格由地方明确。
北京服务业扩大开放综合示范区
- 升级北京国家服务业扩大开放综合示范区这一长期试点平台。
- 先行先试数字经济与医药健康现代服务业举措（如区内数据相关、远程医疗/健康服务试点）。
- 具体举措与资格由北京市及示范区发布。
内地与港澳 CEPA 升级
- 全面升级内地与香港、澳门的更紧密经贸关系安排（CEPA）。
- 在服务业领域对香港、澳门投资者率先开放，早于全国节奏。
- 覆盖港澳具比较优势的广泛服务领域。
适用对象与路径
- 教育与培训集团可把职教/高校试点作为受控的来华切入点。
- 数字经济与医疗服务提供者应跟踪北京示范区子举措的资格窗口。
- 港澳服务投资者较非港澳外资更早获得服务业开放机会。
- 所有试点仍为地方、分阶段性质，没有统一的全国牌照，各有申报路径。
下一步建议
- 明确哪类试点（职教/高校/理工农医、北京示范区、CEPA）匹配自身服务线。
- 关注北京示范区门户与商务部试点公告中可进入的细分领域。
- 港澳投资者审阅升级后的 CEPA 减让表，把握先行开放。
- 提前准备地方资格证明（资质、业绩、合规记录）。
- 投入前，向地方主管机关确认试点覆盖确切业务。
来源
- 中华人民共和国中央人民政府（国务院）— 《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》全文：https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/202606/content_7072838.htm
- 商务部 — 关于印发《利用外资固稳促优行动方案》的通知（商资发〔2026〕97号）：https://tradeinservices.mofcom.gov.cn/article/zcfb/zcfg/202606/183553.html
相关阅读
- see also: 利用外资固稳促优行动方案：15条举措总览 / Stabilizing Foreign Investment Action Plan: 15 measures at a glance
- see also: 金融业开放新措施 / Financial sector opening measures
- see also: 2026 年外资准入负面清单：主要变化 / 2026 Negative List for foreign investment: what changed