Xiamen is among nine cities newly designated as pilot zones for service sector opening, with the State Council outlining 155 pilot tasks to advance liberalization in key industries such as telecommunications, healthcare, finance, commerce/culture/tourism, and transportation. The measures enhance factor guarantees by streamlining transit visa exemptions, permanent residency, payment facilitation, and professional qualification recognition to attract overseas talent. Legal safeguards are bolstered through expanded international arbitration, foreign lawyer practice rights, cross-border judicial cooperation, labor law enforcement, and talent development. The framework also refines regulations in data cross-border flows, standards formulation, intellectual property, and commercial cryptography. Additionally, it promotes compatibility in carbon emissions management, cross-border multimodal transport, inspection and testing institution accreditation, digital identity verification, and e-invoicing to align domestic and international norms.
