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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, which sets targets for logistics, auto services, agriculture, satellite data, and tech services, creating potential opportunities in these industries.
Jilin Province Unveils Plan to Expand and Upgrade Service Sector Through 2030
The General Office of the Jilin Provincial People's Government has issued the Implementation Plan for Expanding and Upgrading the Service Sector in Jilin Province (Jizhengbanfa [2026] No. 9). The plan, dated July 14, 2026 and published on July 21, 2026, is intended to promote high-quality and efficient development of the service industry. It follows the national service industry conference and the State Council's opinions on expanding and upgrading the service sector (Guofa [2026] No. 7). For foreign founders considering company registration or operations in China, the plan signals provincial priorities and potential openings in specific service industries.
Overall Goals and Strategic Framework
The plan aims to build a "6+6" distinctive service industry system, combining effective markets with proactive government guidance. It emphasizes demand-driven development, reform, technology empowerment, and openness. By 2030, the province aims for the service sector to reach a scale of 1.2 trillion yuan and to further strengthen its role as a main driver of economic growth. This target suggests that Jilin will actively support service-sector expansion, which may translate into policy support and market opportunities for businesses in relevant fields.
Key Service Sectors and Targets
1. Automotive Aftermarket Services
The plan seeks to develop the automotive aftermarket, including applications for national pilot cities for automotive circulation and consumption reform. It supports standardized and branded automotive modification businesses, and encourages repair services to become more environmentally friendly, standardized, and intelligent. Specific targets include 300 vehicle emission maintenance stations and 1,000 new-energy vehicle repair enterprises. The plan also aims to improve short-term car rental at airports, high-speed rail stations, and other transport hubs, creating integrated "flight + car rental" and "high-speed rail + car rental" service networks. It promotes automotive cultural tourism, regular public car events, and new or upgraded RV camping bases in tourism areas such as Chagan Lake, Changbai Mountain, and along National Highway G331. Support is also mentioned for the FAW Museum exhibition project and for integrating exhibition economy with the automotive industry.
2. Agricultural Services
Jilin plans to build a three-tier agricultural service system at the 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. It aims to strengthen the socialized agricultural machinery service network and promote services such as contracted farming, pest control, and harvesting and drying. The plan also encourages green agricultural technologies including soil testing and formulated fertilization, conservation tillage, biological control, and aerial plant protection. It includes building high-standard grain storage warehouses and low-temperature finished grain reserve facilities, with provincial grain storage capacity reaching 50 million tons. Agri-tourism formats such as leisure picking, farming experiences, rural homestays, and agricultural study tours are also promoted.
3. Modern Logistics and Supply Chain Services
The plan focuses on upgrading 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 key industrial parks to attract comprehensive and specialized logistics service providers. It promotes shifting bulk cargo such as grain from north to south and commercial vehicles from road to rail or water, and aims to apply "single document" multi-modal transport, cultivate three backbone multi-modal transport operators capable of full transport responsibility, and develop 100 multi-modal transport routes. It also mentions opening new air logistics routes and planning drone logistics nodes and low-altitude logistics solutions. The plan encourages integrated procurement, warehousing, distribution, and supply chain services, and aims to cultivate two to three comprehensive logistics integrators with market competitiveness and innovation capacity. The ratio of total social logistics costs to GDP is targeted to fall to 13.3%.
4. Satellite and Information Services
Jilin will accelerate the "Jilin-1" satellite constellation and participate in the national satellite internet system, planning ground infrastructure for satellite data reception and observation. It aims to build a provincial satellite data pool and service platform, with controlled open access while ensuring security, to activate the value of independently controllable satellite data resources. The plan promotes standardized satellite application products and the integration of remote sensing data in agriculture, ecology, forestry, culture and tourism, transportation, and emergency response. It encourages innovative commercial operation models and customized services, aiming for an average annual growth rate of 20% in revenue from the space-air information data industry. It also plans to integrate into the national computing network, building 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
The plan targets key areas such as optoelectronics, new energy, new materials, new medicine, modern agriculture, and ginseng, and will implement 30 special攻坚 projects (key breakthrough projects). It aims to establish 100 concept verification centers and pilot testing centers for scientific and technological achievements to enhance pilot-scale service supply. It supports the recognition of provincial-level industrial design centers and encourages manufacturing enterprises to build such 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
For foreign entrepreneurs looking to register a company or operate in China, Jilin's plan highlights several service industries that may receive policy attention and support. The automotive aftermarket, agricultural services, logistics, satellite data services, and technology services are areas where the province aims to expand capacity and quality. Foreign founders with expertise in these areas might explore opportunities for partnership, investment, or establishing a presence in Jilin. However, specific incentives or market entry conditions are not detailed in the source text, and foreign investors should consult local authorities and professional advisors for up-to-date regulations.
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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