A Shanghai slingshot for overseas expansion

Data registration provides a snapshot of multiple efforts Shanghai has made to facilitate companies' steps to enter overseas markets.

In the first half of this year, the city launched a one-stop platform for companies to seek multiple services such as opening bank accounts, financing, legal consulting and logistics. Positioned as a service provider similar to Taobao or JD, the platform aims to make it easier to access, matching companies and service providers while tracking deals. Like the IPR registration program, the service platform is also available to companies across the country.

According to He of the Shanghai Commission of Commerce, the purposes of this open approach is to make the city "the optimal choice and the gateway" for Chinese companies seeking to reach international markets.