China Releases 2026 Business Environment Report

In 2025, all 31 provinces in China launched online platforms for easy business establishment, enabling full online processing. All 31 provinces in China have launched online platforms for business registration, enabling the entire process to be completed online. All 31 provinces in China have fully launched the 'Easy Online Business Establishment' platform, enabling complete online processing for business setup. Business registration time across China's 31 provinces has been generally compressed to within four working days, following the full rollout of online platforms. Business setup has become more convenient in China, with all 31 provinces launching the 'Easy Online Business Setup Platform' to enable full online processing and compress setup time to within four working days. The National Development and Reform Commission released the 'China Business Environment Development Report 2026' on May 8th. The National Development and Reform Commission's 2026 report indicates that market access barriers have been cleared, with over 38,000 documents reviewed and more than 2,300 revised or abolished. The report, released on May 8, analyzes China's vitality and international trends through data.