The Opinions call for taking Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the guiding principle, thoroughly implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the plenary sessions of the 20th Central Committee, fully, accurately, and comprehensively applying the new development philosophy, and upholding the synergy between an effective market and a capable government. They emphasize simultaneously expanding capacity and improving quality, coordinating development with regulation, and prioritizing demand-driven approaches, tough reforms, technological empowerment, and open cooperation. The document calls for the in-depth implementation of initiatives to expand capacity and enhance the quality of the service sector, promoting the extension of producer services toward specialization and the high end of the value chain, and fostering the high‑quality, diversified, and convenient development of consumer services. By 2030, the total size of the service sector is expected to surpass RMB 100 trillion, with more “China Service” brands cultivated, markedly strengthened global competitiveness and influence of the service sector, and a sustained increase in the sense of gain among the people.

The Opinions propose strengthening weak links across the entire value chain of the productive services sector, bolstering the supporting role of science and technology services, enhancing the overall competitiveness of modern logistics, accelerating innovation in software and information services, improving the professional capacity of supply-chain finance, actively developing energy‑saving and environmental‑protection services, and reinforcing and upgrading business services. It also calls for elevating the development level of key areas within the consumer services sector, expanding the supply of high‑quality resident‑oriented services, raising the alignment between elderly care and childcare services, enhancing the professionalization of health services, and innovating models for cultural, tourism, and sports services. Furthermore, the document emphasizes advancing the digitalization, standardization, integration, and internationalization of the service sector—promoting its digital transformation, expediting the establishment of service‑sector standards, deepening the integrated development of modern services with advanced manufacturing and modern agriculture, and steadily advancing open cooperation in the service industry.

The Opinions clearly state that it is necessary to improve the policy framework supporting the expansion and quality enhancement of the service sector, deepen reform and innovation, diversify fiscal and financial policy instruments, strengthen infrastructure support and safeguards, expand the pool of high-quality service-sector enterprises, bolster human resource development, and reinforce safety oversight.

The Opinions call on all regions and departments to, under the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee, earnestly implement them in light of their specific circumstances, and strive to usher in a new phase of high-quality development in the service sector. It is necessary to further refine the government performance‑assessment system and fully mobilize the enthusiasm and initiative of all stakeholders. Each region should tailor its implementation to local conditions, ensuring that all tasks and measures are carried out with precision and thoroughness; each department should advance work by sector in accordance with its respective responsibilities; and the National Development and Reform Commission should strengthen overall coordination as well as monitoring and evaluation.