Beijing is creating a stable, fair, transparent and predictable business environment built around the rule of law. With continuous efforts in enhancing legislation, safeguarding enterprises' rights, expanding dispute resolution channels and strengthening intellectual property protection, the capital has reinforced its specialized legislation to fuel market entities this year.

For instance, a recent amendment with a total of six chapters and 94 articles was made to the Beijing Regulations on Optimizing Business Environment. Enacted in 2020, it integrates advanced international practices while solidifying the city's own approaches.

It has also launched an innovative pilot reform to list businesses with low risk and good credit as "no disturbance" enterprises. Under the reform, except for cases involving complaints, legal proceedings, or special checks, these enterprises will face minimal on-site inspections. As of now, 105,000 businesses have been included in the list, according to the Beijing Business Environment Development Report (2019-24).

Furthermore, Beijing is advancing the construction of smart courts, separating simple and complex cases, and pushing for full online processing of civil and commercial cases.

It has introduced a system for 24-hour online filings and launched a court integrated delivery platform for all judicial appraisal procedures. Currently, the average processing time for commercial cases has been reduced from 113 days in 2023 to 83 days. In 2023, 69.78 percent of court hearings in Beijing were conducted online. The courts provided online services such as case filing, electronic delivery, live hearings, and blockchain-based evidence preservation a total of 4.08 million times, according to the report.

To mediate disputes related to private enterprise ownership and property rights protection, Beijing courts are intensifying cooperation with local chambers of commerce at different levels.

The city has established the Beijing Bankruptcy Court, pioneered the creation of a coordinated mechanism for corporate bankruptcy and market exit, and revamped the system that restores and publicizes credit for reorganized enterprises, advancing the corporate bankruptcy system.

Over the past five years, the Beijing Bankruptcy Court has introduced investments totaling 155.5 billion yuan ($21.4 billion) into bankruptcy cases and resolved debts amounting to 620 billion yuan. The move has enabled nearly 900 enterprises to keep running and guaranteed more than 96,000 jobs, the report shows.

Still, the city formulated an array of policies strengthening IP protection and built a framework for IP systems, development and practices.

Specifically, Beijing is deepening its "one-stop" IP dispute resolution mechanism, integrating administrative, judicial, arbitration, mediation, notarial, and appraisal resources. It combines online and offline methods to quickly assist innovators in protecting their rights. There are 108 IP service stations in Beijing's key industrial parks and incubators, serving more than 44,000 enterprises.

In particular, it expands the range of patent pre-examination services, especially for fields such as artificial intelligence, integrated circuits and quantum information.