China to implement negative list for cross-border trade in services

China will implement a negative list for cross-border trade in services, expand opening-up in the services sector and bolster digital trade to shore up economic growth, said government officials on Tuesday.

A negative list refers to special administrative measures for access of foreign investors to specific fields. China introduced a negative list for cross-border trade in services at the Hainan Free Trade Port last year.

China will seize opportunities brought by the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement, which took effect on Jan 1, to expand the scale of trade in services with other member countries in the coming years, said Sheng Qiuping, vice-minister of commerce.