On the afternoon of May 11th, Beijing released its "Two Zones" Data Export Negative List, formally titled the "China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone, National Comprehensive Demonstration Zone for Expanding Opening-Up of Services Data Export Management List (Negative List) (2025 Edition)," along with accompanying management measures. This expands the data export negative list management mechanism from the pilot free trade zone to the entire administrative area of Beijing. It has been confirmed that Beijing Yizhuang is taking the lead in formulating negative lists for data exports in two key sectors: medical devices and autonomous driving.
At the press conference on May 11th, Li Wenfeng, Deputy Director of the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area Administrative Committee, stated that they have proactively engaged with key enterprises, conducted preliminary policy communications, and assisted companies in early preparations. The aim is to pioneer trials immediately after the list's release, ensuring policy formulation and practical application are planned simultaneously to minimize the conversion period for policy benefits. Additionally, specialized compliance guidelines for different industries and scenarios are being developed to effectively lower the compliance threshold for businesses.
It is understood that during the list's compilation, Beijing Yizhuang conducted in-depth research focusing on high-frequency export scenarios of key enterprises, maintained close communication with regulatory bodies and companies, and extensively incorporated feedback from industry experts and competent authorities. They actively explored facilitated export pathways, strictly adhered to industry laws, regulations, and national standards, and meticulously detailed scenarios, categories, and scales item by item. This provides first-hand evidence for the continuous iterative optimization of Beijing's municipal-level list.
Beijing Yizhuang serves as the main hub for Beijing's high-end precision industries and a crucial area for the "Two Zones" development. Li Wenfeng stated that Beijing Yizhuang is seizing the major opportunity presented by Beijing's pioneering implementation of the data export negative list—a systematic opening-up initiative. They are actively undertaking pilot tasks, striving to translate the policy framework into tangible development outcomes, and endeavoring to contribute "Yizhuang Wisdom" to the city's construction of a scientific and efficient data export management system.
As a participant in formulating Beijing's first batch of negative lists, the first district to release implementation opinions, and the first to implement a practical application case, the Development Area fully leveraged the opportunity for its free trade cluster to participate in policy-making. Based on the actual industrial conditions within the area and summarizing the experience from compiling the first batch of lists, they are leading the development of the second batch of negative lists for the two key sectors: medical devices and autonomous driving.
Data shows that Beijing Yizhuang has already established six industrial clusters each valued at hundreds of billions. Leveraging its solid industrial foundation and the district's Data Cross-Border Service Station, it has provided policy interpretation and consultation services to nearly 200 enterprises and offered in-depth guidance to over 60 companies. It has assisted Bayer in becoming the first enterprise in China to achieve full-scenario data compliance for its core business exports and facilitated AstraZeneca in becoming a typical case for achieving data compliance in decentralized clinical trial scenarios. These efforts have significantly boosted foreign enterprises' confidence in investing in Yizhuang and effectively promoted AstraZeneca's establishment of its "Global R&D Beijing Center" in Yizhuang.
Simultaneously, efforts are made to build a robust "firewall" for compliance management, constructing a comprehensive "safety net" for data flows. A joint assessment mechanism for enterprise data exports has been established, combining resources from both municipal and district levels to conduct consistency evaluations for enterprises that have completed negative list filings. This forms a closed-loop management mechanism covering "pre-event review, in-event filing, and post-event assessment," ensuring full-chain oversight. Attention is paid to actively listening to and responding to enterprise needs, optimizing filing and regulatory requirements, and enhancing service efficiency.
It is reported that Beijing Yizhuang has also introduced specialized support policies, providing financial assistance to enterprises that are the first to achieve data cross-border compliance. This activates the "twin engines" of policy and funding, using "real money" to reduce corporate costs and incentivize proactive compliance.
Beijing Yizhuang is building a "main platform" for data cross-border operations, supporting the establishment of Beijing International Data Cross-Border Service Co., Ltd. Leveraging advantages such as the nation's first pilot zone for fundamental data systems, an artificial intelligence data training base, and Beijing's largest public intelligent computing center, it plans to develop a cross-border trusted data space. It will establish a dedicated "E-Data Connect" channel, strengthen capabilities in computing power, compliance, and cross-border scheduling, and create a world-class data cross-border infrastructure operation platform and circulation hub. This will provide enterprises with one-stop cross-border data solutions, comprehensively supporting regional reforms for facilitating data cross-border flows.
It is understood that Beijing Yizhuang will promote the expansion of the policy implementation scope from the Yizhuang cluster to the entire Yizhuang New City area. It will optimize approval processes within the district, guided by enterprise needs, and set up dedicated service windows in parks such as the International Medical Innovation Park and the Yizhuang Comprehensive Bonded Zone. By integrating core links in the service chain, it aims to build an efficient, coordinated, and integrated "one-stop" full-process compliance guidance system. Targeted guidance for enterprises will be conducted regarding the second batch of lists, ensuring companies understand the policies, know how to operate, and can implement them effectively.