Promoting the compilation of negative list of cross-border service trade and improving the management system of cross-border service trade are important measures for China to promote high-quality opening-up and align with international economic and trade rules. At present，some major developed economies in the world have accumulated some experience in the formulation of negative list of cross-border service trade，which is rigorous and standardized in format，accurate and flexible in content. The negative list of cross-border trade in services for Hainan Free Trade Port is the first negative list released by China in the field of cross-border service trade. Its openness level is higher than China’s commitment to openness in the free trade agreements，but there is still room for improvement in the content and format of the list. Beijing takes a leading position in the development of service industry in China，so it should leverage the advantages of the “two zones” and the platform superposition effect，actively connect with international industrial classification and trade statistics standards，improve the level of service trade liberalization and facilitation，improve the transparency and standardization of the list based on in-depth research on the existing negative list in China，and strengthen risk prevention and supervision management. We will promote substantive opening up of the service sector，formulate a negative list of cross-border service trade with Beijing characteristics，and explore management experience that can be promoted to the whole country.