Core Viewpoint - The Chinese government is intensifying efforts to promote service trade, with a focus on innovation and the development of new business models, particularly in digital services and artificial intelligence [1][4][6]. Group 1: Policy Initiatives - The Ministry of Commerce announced a series of policies aimed at boosting service exports, including measures related to finance, taxation, and regulatory facilitation [3]. - Recent data shows that China's service trade has reached a total import and export value of 3.9 trillion yuan in the first half of the year, marking an 8% year-on-year increase, with service exports growing by 15% [2]. Group 2: Growth in Service Exports - Service exports accounted for 11.5% of total exports, reflecting a 0.7 percentage point increase from the previous year, indicating the growing importance of service exports in overall trade [2]. - The transportation sector led service exports with a value of 418.5 billion yuan, showing a significant growth of 23.9% [2]. Group 3: Digital and AI Integration - The integration of artificial intelligence into service trade is seen as a key driver for innovation, with policies supporting the transition from traditional internet services to intelligent service models [4][5]. - Digital service trade is identified as a crucial engine for the innovation of service trade, with a focus on enhancing the digitalization of trade processes [4]. Group 4: Cross-Border Trade and Openness - The government is committed to promoting a gradient opening of cross-border service trade, reducing negative lists, and enhancing market access in service sectors [6]. - Future efforts will include aligning with international high-standard trade rules and addressing implementation challenges of the negative list management system [6]. Group 5: Future Outlook - The service trade sector is expected to maintain growth momentum through higher levels of openness and institutional innovation, positioning China more prominently in the global trade landscape [7].

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Commerce is actively monitoring the implementation of the negative list for cross-border service trade and is addressing issues encountered during its execution to enhance the liberalization and facilitation of service trade [1] Group 1 - The Ministry of Commerce is collaborating with relevant departments and local authorities to resolve bottlenecks in the implementation of the negative list [1] - Future efforts will focus on aligning with international high-standard economic and trade rules to gradually open up cross-border service trade [1] - The goal is to continuously improve the level of service trade liberalization and facilitation [1]