People have fun on a lake in Xiaying town of Jizhou district, North China's Tianjin, July 8, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]
China's Ministry of Commerce, together with eight other government departments, has rolled out a policy package to promote the high-quality development of the domestic services industry, a move experts said will help unlock household consumption, create jobs, and improve service quality through greater professionalization.
The policy package outlines 19 measures across five areas, including fostering market players, strengthening employment support, promoting integrated development with elderly care, improving industry regulation, and cultivating skilled workers.
Hong Yong, an associate research fellow at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation under the Ministry of Commerce, said the measures address key bottlenecks facing the industry while supporting broader economic goals.
"The policy aims to improve the quality and expand the capacity of domestic services to unleash consumption potential, while enhancing the industry's ability to absorb employment," Hong said. "It is a concrete step to expand service consumption, stabilize employment, and improve people's well-being."
