As China transitions from the 14th to the 15th Five-Year Plan, Beijing's sub-center in Tongzhou is intensifying efforts to attract high-quality investment, with 400 key new projects under negotiation in the first half of 2025. The area has emerged as a frontrunner in attracting foreign-invested projects within the city, backed by a more professional and market-oriented investment promotion system.

New Investment Momentum

Tongzhou District, home to Beijing's municipal sub-center, has seen 230 key enterprises registered in H1 2025, including 47 foreign-invested projects. A total of 176 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have established a presence—107 being subsidiaries of centrally owned SOEs and 69 under the city's jurisdiction. New arrivals include China Oil Wuliang Supply Chain and China State Construction Hailong Technology. Private sector highlights include Oxford Shisong Biotech, Kangwei VisionTech, and Huashiqingyuan New Energy.

Cloud computing firm Inspur has officially launched its Tongzhou base, signaling deeper cooperation in big data and digital infrastructure.

Under the city's "Two Zones" initiative, Tongzhou's project pipeline has added 375 new entries, with 204 projects already landed, including 86 foreign-invested ones.

Systemic Reform to Attract Capital

In a bid to enhance market-based investment attraction, the district has implemented a reform blueprint titled “Integrated Investment Promotion System of Beijing Sub-Center,”establishing a “1+1+6+N” model. A new government-backed investment promotion company—Beijing Tongzhou Industrial Investment and Development Co., Ltd.—has been launched with a registered capital of RMB 200 million, marking the district's first full-coverage SOE investment vehicle.

A network of investment service officers has been deployed across all 22 towns and subdistricts to proactively connect with enterprises and identify project leads. Over 30 local departments have received access and training on Beijing's digital investment database to ensure timely, high-quality project submissions.

Land-based industrial projects—such as Ruibao's smart home manufacturing facility and the Anzhen Future Medical Innovation Valley—are being expedited through regular cross-agency coordination.

The sub-center is also promoting “scenario-based investment attraction”by providing application-driven business environments to strengthen industrial chains. More than 40 tailored enterprise scenarios have already been developed. Strategic initiatives such as the Tech Resource Multiplication Programand the “10-100-1,000” Industrial Cluster Planare helping draw regional headquarters and R&D centers to the area.

International Engagement and Cross-District Collaboration

Tongzhou is reinforcing its foreign investment pipeline with 106 projects under discussion, involving firms such as Finland's MEGIN (brain imaging), Orix, Costco, and RS Technologies. Recent foreign-invested projects include Jishun International Trade and Norman Han Trading.

Through coordinated efforts with neighboring districts, projects from Haidian and Chaoyang—including in new energy and animation—have been relocated to Tongzhou, promoting regional synergy.

The district also hosted the first G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance (China) International Reception Centerand the 2025 High-Quality Industry Development Conference, where over RMB 4 billion in deals were signed across sectors such as green energy and biomedicine.

Looking Ahead: Toward Internationalization

For H2 2025, the sub-center plans to launch an international investment liaison office and build a project database of target enterprises—including second- and third-tier SOE subsidiaries. The district will also roll out a foreign investment strategy, strengthen ties with global chambers of commerce, and coordinate closely with township governments on joint investment missions.

Tongzhou's Investment Promotion Center will tap into high-profile events such as the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), the Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium, and the China International Import Expo (CIIE). Plans include establishing overseas and out-of-Beijing investment offices and developing a whitelist of key enterprises for targeted outreach. The district also aims to foster cross-border collaboration with the three northern counties near Beijing, creating a unified platform for industrial expansion in the wider capital region.