In 2025, Beijing's "Two Zones" (the Integrated National Demonstration Zone for Opening up the Services Sector and the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone) achieved remarkable results, marking a new phase in establishing a high-standard opening-up hub.

From January to November 2025, the city registered 2,121 newly established foreign-invested enterprises, up 19.4 percent year-on-year. The actual utilized foreign investment in the services sector accounted for nearly 90 percent of the city’s total, while the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone represented 50 percent of the city’s total—an increase of 15.4 percentage points compared to the same period last year.

During the same period, foreign-invested enterprises above the designated size in the city generated operating revenue of 5.2 trillion yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of 7.9 percent. Key industries in the opening up of the services sector showed strong momentum, with the revenue from information transmission, software, and information technology services maintaining double-digit growth. In 2025, Beijing approved 113 foreign-invested R&D centers. Operating revenue of relevant enterprises above the designated size increased by 6.2 percent, while R&D expenses surged by 30.4 percent.

In the first 11 months of 2025, Beijing's total imports and exports reached 2.9 trillion yuan. Exports hit a record high, increasing by 3 percent to 568.35 billion yuan. Services exports rose by 8.8 percent.

Opening‑up platforms have continued to upgrade. The main structure of Phase II of the Zhongguancun Comprehensive Bonded Zone has been topped out. High-quality development measures at the Beijing Tianzhu Comprehensive Bonded Zone have been put into place, with imports and exports exceeding 100 billion yuan for three consecutive years. The Beijing Daxing International Airport Comprehensive Bonded Zone (Beijing area) saw its import and export volume grow by more than 50 percent.

In the first 11 months of 2025, enterprises above the designated size in the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone generated 4 trillion yuan in operating revenue, marking an increase of 14.7 percent year-on-year. Over 300 new foreign-invested enterprises were established in the Free Trade Zone, up 26.6 percent.

(Source: Beijing Daily)