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

Foreign founders should note Jilin's new service-sector plan targeting a 1.2 trillion yuan industry by 2030, with opportunities in automotive services, agriculture, logistics, satellite data, and tech services.

Jilin's Service Sector Expansion: What Foreign Founders Need to Know

On July 21, 2026, the General Office of the Jilin Provincial People's Government published the Implementation Plan for Expanding and Upgrading the Service Sector in Jilin Province (吉政办发〔2026〕9号). The plan, dated July 14, 2026, sets a goal for the province's service industry to reach a scale of 1.2 trillion yuan by 2030 and outlines a "6+6" specialized service industry system. For foreign founders considering company registration or operations in China, this plan signals priority areas and regulatory direction in Jilin.

Overall Goals and Guiding Principles

The plan emphasizes combining an effective market with a proactive government, balancing expansion with quality improvement, and integrating development with regulation. It highlights demand-driven reforms, technological empowerment, and openness. By 2030, the service sector is expected to play a stronger role as a primary driver of economic growth. The plan is part of implementing the national service industry conference and the State Council's opinions on service sector expansion (国发〔2026〕7号).

Key Service Sectors and Specific Targets

1. Automotive Aftermarket Services

The plan encourages cities to apply for national pilot programs on automotive circulation and consumption reform. It supports standardized, branded automotive modification businesses and guides repair shops toward environmentally friendly, standardized, and intelligent operations. Targets include 300 vehicle emission maintenance stations and 1,000 new energy vehicle repair enterprises. It also aims to improve short-term car rental at airports and high-speed rail stations, creating integrated "flight + car rental" and "high-speed rail + car rental" services. The plan promotes car-themed tourism, including regular public car events, new and upgraded RV camping bases in tourism areas such as Chagan Lake, Changbai Mountain, and along National Highway G331, and support for the FAW Museum exhibition project. It also seeks to deepen the integration of exhibition economy and the automotive industry.

2. Agricultural Services

Jilin plans to build a three-tier agricultural service system at county, township, and village levels, with targets of 50 county-level comprehensive agricultural service centers, 500 township-level centers, and 5,000 village-level service stations. The plan promotes socialized agricultural machinery services, including contracted farming, unified pest control, and harvesting and drying services. It encourages green agricultural technologies such as soil testing and formulated fertilization, conservation tillage, biological control, and aerial spraying. It also includes building high-standard grain storage facilities with a total available grain storage capacity of 50 million tons and developing agri-tourism activities like leisure picking, farming experiences, rural homestays, and agricultural study tours.

3. Modern Logistics and Supply Chain Services

The plan aims to upgrade national logistics hubs in Changchun, Jilin, and Hunchun, as well as national cold-chain logistics bases in Changchun and Siping. It supports smart logistics and encourages industrial parks to attract comprehensive and specialized logistics firms. It promotes shifting bulk cargo such as grain and commercial vehicles from road to rail and water, and advances multimodal transport "single bill" applications. Targets include cultivating 3 leading multimodal transport operators capable of assuming full transport responsibility and reaching 100 multimodal transport routes. It also encourages new air logistics routes, drone logistics nodes, and low-altitude logistics solutions. The plan aims to develop integrated supply chain services and cultivate 2–3 comprehensive logistics integrators. The ratio of total social logistics costs to GDP is targeted to drop to 13.3%.

4. Satellite and Information Services

Jilin will accelerate the "Jilin-1" satellite constellation and participate in the national satellite internet system. It plans to build ground infrastructure for satellite data reception and observation, and establish a provincial satellite data pool and service platform with tiered open access under security safeguards. The plan promotes standardized satellite application products and the integration of remote sensing data in agriculture, ecology, forestry, cultural tourism, transportation, and emergency response. It aims for the space-air information data industry's operating revenue to grow by 20% annually. It also plans to integrate into the national computing network and build computing clusters in the Changchun metropolitan area and a green computing cluster in western Jilin to support satellite image storage, interpretation, and processing.

5. Technology Services

The plan focuses on optoelectronics, new energy, new materials, new medicine, modern agriculture, and ginseng. It will implement 30 key research projects, establish 100 concept verification centers and pilot testing centers for technology commercialization, and designate provincial industrial design centers. It also supports the innovative development of traditional research institutes and the formation of a provincial industrial science and technology innovation group.

Implications for Foreign Founders

Foreign entrepreneurs looking to register a company in China may find opportunities in Jilin's priority service sectors. The plan's emphasis on automotive aftermarket, agricultural services, logistics, satellite data, and technology services suggests potential areas for foreign investment and partnership. However, the plan does not specify foreign investment policies or incentives. Founders should monitor subsequent implementing rules and consult local authorities for specific registration and operational requirements.

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

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