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Jilin Province Unveils Plan to Expand and Upgrade Service Industry Through 2030

A new government plan outlines targets and sector-specific measures to grow Jilin's service economy to a 1.2 trillion yuan scale by 2030, with implications for foreign founders operating in China.

Jilin's Service Sector Expansion Plan: Key Points for Foreign Founders

The General Office of the Jilin Provincial People's Government has issued a notice (吉政办发〔2026〕9号) on the Implementation Plan for Expanding and Upgrading the Service Industry in Jilin Province. The plan, dated July 14, 2026, and published July 21, 2026, sets out a framework to develop the province's service sector in line with national guidance, including the State Council's opinions on service industry expansion (国发〔2026〕7号). For foreign founders registering or operating a company in China, the plan signals priority areas and regulatory directions in Jilin's service economy.

Overall Goals and Guiding Principles

The plan aims to combine effective market mechanisms with government action, balancing expansion with quality improvement and development with oversight. It emphasizes demand-driven policies, reform, technology, and openness. A key target: by 2030, the total scale of Jilin's service industry is to reach 1.2 trillion yuan, strengthening its role as a main driver of economic growth. The province will focus on building a "6+6" distinctive service industry system—six sectors are detailed in the source text.

Priority Sectors and Measures

1. Automotive Aftermarket Services

• Jilin will actively apply to be a national pilot city for automotive circulation and consumption reform.
• The plan supports standardized, branded automotive modification businesses, including professional exterior, interior, and functional modifications.
• Vehicle repair is to shift toward environmentally friendly, standardized, and smart services. Targets include 300 emission performance maintenance (repair) stations and 1,000 new-energy vehicle repair enterprises.
• At key transport hubs like airports and high-speed rail stations, the plan calls for better small-car rental services, creating a "civil aviation + car rental" and "high-speed rail + car rental" one-stop network.
• Automotive cultural tourism will be promoted through regular public car events, new and upgraded RV camping sites in core tourism areas (e.g., Chagan Lake, Changbai Mountain, G331 national highway), and support for the FAW Museum exhibition project.
• The plan also aims to improve venue operations, market development, and exhibition services, deepening the integration of exhibitions with the automotive industry.

2. Agricultural Services

• Build a three-tier (county, township, village) agricultural service system, targeting 50 county-level comprehensive service centers, 500 township-level centers, and 5,000 village-level stations.
• Strengthen socialized machinery services: promote contracted farming, unified pest control, and harvesting/drying services.
• Promote green agricultural technologies such as soil testing and formula fertilization, conservation tillage, biological control, and aerial spraying, with precise technical guidance.
• Construct high-standard grain storage warehouses and low-temperature finished grain reserve facilities, aiming for 50 million tons of usable grain storage capacity.
• Develop agri-tourism activities like leisure picking, farming experiences, rural homestays, and agricultural study tours.

3. Modern Logistics and Supply Chain Services

• Upgrade national logistics hubs in Changchun, Jilin, and Hunchun, and national cold-chain logistics bases in Changchun and Siping.
• Develop smart logistics; support key industrial parks in bringing in comprehensive and specialized logistics service providers.
• Shift bulk cargo (e.g., "north grain to south," commercial vehicles) from road to rail and water.
• Promote "single bill of lading" for multimodal transport, cultivate three backbone multimodal operators capable of full-transport responsibility, and reach 100 multimodal routes.
• Open new air logistics routes; plan drone logistics nodes and study low-altitude logistics solutions.
• Develop integrated procurement, warehousing, distribution, and supply chain services; guide distributors to offer supply chain solutions.
• Cultivate 2–3 comprehensive logistics integrators with market competitiveness and innovation capacity.
• Target: reduce the ratio of total social logistics costs to GDP to 13.3%.

4. Satellite and Information Services

• Accelerate the Jilin-1 satellite constellation, participate in the national satellite internet system, and build ground infrastructure for satellite data reception and observation.
• Create a provincial satellite data pool and service platform, with tiered and moderate open access under security safeguards, to activate the value of self-controlled satellite data.
• Develop standardized satellite application products, promote satellite remote sensing data integration in agriculture, ecology, forestry, cultural tourism, transportation, and emergency response; innovate commercial operation models and customized services.
• Target: annual revenue growth of 20% for the space information data industry.
• Integrate into the national computing network; build a computing cluster in the Changchun metropolitan area and a green computing cluster in western Jilin to support local satellite image storage, interpretation, and processing.

5. Technology Services

• Focus on optoelectronics, new energy, new materials, new medicine, modern agriculture, and ginseng; implement 30 key research projects.
• Plan 100 concept verification centers and technology transfer pilot-testing centers to enhance pilot service capacity.
• Recognize provincial-level industrial design centers and encourage manufacturing firms to establish them.
• Support traditional research institutes in innovation; form a provincial industrial science and technology innovation group.

Implications for Foreign Founders

For foreign entrepreneurs considering company registration or operations in China, Jilin's plan highlights several service sectors that may offer opportunities: automotive aftermarket, agricultural services, logistics, satellite data applications, and technology services. The plan's emphasis on standardization, technology adoption, and openness could create a more predictable environment for foreign-invested enterprises in these areas. However, foreign founders should note that specific market access rules, licensing requirements, and investment regulations are subject to separate legal frameworks. The plan itself does not alter foreign investment laws but indicates provincial priorities that may affect local incentives and support measures.

Founders are advised to monitor subsequent implementing rules and consult professional advisors regarding sector-specific regulations. The plan's targets and measures are indicative and subject to change.

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This summary is based on information published by the relevant Chinese government website and is general information, not legal or tax advice.