The first negative list of trade in the services sector was released by the Shanghai municipal government on Tuesday, which will take effect in November.

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The list covers 13 categories, 31 industries, with a total of 159 special management measures. 

“The negative list model focuses on cross-border delivery, cross-border consumption, and people mobility,” Wu Qing, vice mayor of Shanghai, told a press conference. 

The list aims to further enhance the continuous opening-up in the Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ), and deepen reforms. Such a model is conducive to China's response to changes in international trade. It will help China integrate into the global value chain, and improve the international competitiveness of China's services trade, Wu noted.

The negative list places some restrictions that are inconsistent with the national treatment, and the implementation plan is a specific scheme for the negative list. Li Jun, director of the Ministry of Commerce's international service trade research institute, said that the updated version of the negative list is more transparent for the national economy and more practical.

Li believes that the negative list management model can greatly push forward the development of China's services industry in trade while building up a better environment for the development of China's services trade.

Departments will work on the opening-up and innovation in tourism services, education services, telecommunications services, professional services and professional qualifications. The city is stepping up efforts to improve the opening-up of the Shanghai Pilot FTZ, Wu said.