South East Asia · China South East Asia Legal Services Summit Forum was grandly held

On the afternoon of July 7, 2024, sponsored by

, undertaken by the Legal Department of Yunnan Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Zhiheng (Kunming) Law Firm, co-organized by Kunming Arbitration Commission and South East Asia Investment Rights and Interests Defense Center (YIETC), and guided by Yunnan University Law School, Kunming University of Science and Technology Law School, and Yunnan University of Finance and Economics Law School, the "Zhixing South East Asia · 2024 China South East Asia Legal Service Summit Forum" was grandly held in Hall 2, 3rd Floor, Wanda Wenhua Hotel, Kunming City, Yunnan Province.

The guests attending the forum were Wan Li, President of Yunnan Bar Association, Li Rengui, Secretary General of Yunnan Council for the Promotion of International Trade, **, Dean of Law School of Yunnan University, Li Wanlin, Dean of Law School of Kunming University of Science and Technology, Shi Xianming, Dean of Law School of Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Li Guangyi, Dean of Law School of Yunnan Police College, Wang Fusong, Director of Member Department of Yunnan Law Society, Wang Hongwei, Director of Party History Research Office of Yunnan Political and Legal Committee, Pan Guangwei, Director of Moral Education Office of Yunnan Provincial Department of Education, Mao Liang, President of Kunming New Social Hierarchy People's Federation, Duan Xing, Deputy Director of Kunming Arbitration Commission, Wu, Secretary General of Yunnan International Economic, Trade and Cultural Exchange and Cooperation Center Hongfei, Director of Shanghai Landy Law Firm, Liu Yixing, Director of the Legal Committee of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of Civil Construction, Zhang Jingmei, Vice Chairperson of the Federation of Industry and Commerce of Kunming Economic Development Zone, Yang Jianyuan, Secretary of the Party Committee of Yunnan Small and Medium Enterprises Association, and other legal colleagues and social figures.

Zhang Shanhua, director of Zhiheng Headquarters Management Committee, Lan Caiming, member of Zhiheng National Strategy and Development Committee and former director of the Sea Management Committee, Chai Yongxia, deputy director and executive director of Zhiheng Headquarters Management Committee, and Zhiheng National Equity Senior Partner attended the forum. There were more than 200 guests attending the forum. In addition, the forum also attracted nearly 9,000 people to watch through online live broadcast.

Opening Welcome Address

Zhang Shanhua, Director of the Management Committee of Zhiheng Headquarters

Director Zhang Shanhua's speech is high-rise and inspiring. The "Belt and Road Initiative" initiative is the general outline of our country's opening up and an important platform for promoting global economic growth and deepening regional cooperation. In this context, legal services are particularly important. Zhiheng has been committed to providing clients with comprehensive and professional legal services. In order to strengthen and promote legal services in South East Asia, Zhiheng will fully support the development of the Kunming branch, conduct in-depth research on the laws and regulations of countries along the "Belt and Road Initiative", and constantly innovate legal service models to adapt to the development trend of economic globalization.

It is hoped that we will join hands to serve the "Belt and Road Initiative" with a more open mind and more pragmatic actions, provide solid legal protection for regional cooperation such as economic and trade, earnestly safeguard the interests of Chinese enterprises and the people, and contribute to the cause of legal services in South East Asia.

Guest speech

Wan Li, President of Yunnan Lawyers Association

President Wan Li's speech was impassioned. First of all, on behalf of the Yunnan Bar Association, he extended a warm welcome and sincere greetings to all the guests, and expressed his heartfelt thanks to

for preparing this forum. The forum was themed on the rule of law in South East Asia. It was of great forward-looking and practical significance to discuss and promote cooperation in the legal field in South East Asia.

The holding of this forum not only reflects Zhiheng's professionalism and comprehensive strength in the field of legal services, but also highlights Zhiheng's positive attitude towards promoting rule of law exchanges and cooperation between our country and South East Asia countries, and serving enterprises "going global". I believe that through this forum, we can have a more comprehensive understanding of the legal system and legal environment of South East Asia countries, go hand in hand, and use the rule of law as a link to jointly write a new chapter in the high-quality development of the region.

Li Rengui, Secretary General of Yunnan Council for the Promotion of International Trade

Secretary-General Li Rengui said that China and South East Asia countries have a long history of exchanges and close economic and trade exchanges. In recent years, trade and investment between China and South East Asia countries has grown rapidly, and the demand for legal services in the field of trade and investment regional cooperation is increasing. To carry out legal service exchanges and seminars related to South East Asia not only meets the needs of society and enterprises, but also promotes the construction of regional rule of law, continuous optimization of the business environment, and accelerates the construction of a new double-cycle development pattern.

The Yunnan Provincial Council for the Promotion of International Trade will also continue to support the establishment of a good legal environment and lay a solid foundation for the high-quality economic and social development of Yunnan Province.

Mao Liang, President of Kunming New Association of Social Hierarchies

Chairperson Mao Liang pointed out that a good business environment is attractive to enterprises and outstanding talents, which is the key to promoting economic development, and the rule of law is an indispensable and important condition for stabilizing the business environment and promoting high-quality economic development. Under the "Belt and Road Initiative" initiative, trade between China and South East Asia countries is increasing day by day, and the improvement of the rule of law environment is a necessary guarantee to ensure the smooth development of exchanges and cooperation. This forum is of positive significance for promoting the construction of the rule of law and optimizing the business environment. I hope everyone will actively contribute their wisdom and strength to the high-quality development of the industry. I wish the forum a successful completion and the success of legal services going overseas.

Opening Ceremony of Zhiheng South East Asia Legal Service Center

Unveiling ceremony

Zhiheng South East Asia Legal Service Center was officially inaugurated, marking a new milestone for Zhiheng's social service system. Zhiheng South East Asia Legal Service Center will give full play to its professional capabilities, provide a convenient and professional legal service platform, and become a warm harbor for people and enterprises to seek legal help and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.

theme sharing

Theme Sharing on Promoting Foreign-related Legal Services

Dean of Yunnan University Law School ** Dong

Based on profound theoretical knowledge and research practice, and combined with practical cases, Dean ** expounded in depth the basic situation of foreign-related legal construction, the types of foreign-related legal services, the focus of foreign-related legal services, and the construction of foreign-related legal services. President ** East mentioned that the development of foreign-related legal services is the requirement of the times, Yunnan is China's radiation center for South East Asia, in a century of unparalleled changes, lawyers should seize the opportunity to join hands with regional legal services to win-win, create high-level, international arbitration institutions and law firms, cultivate excellent foreign-related lawyers, help foreign-related rule of law construction, and create Chinese characteristics of the rule of law business card.

"Internationalization of China's Foreign-related Commercial Arbitration System" Theme Sharing

Shi Xianming, Dean of the School of Law and Political Science, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics

President Shi Xianming sorted out the development history of China's arbitration system and deeply analyzed the current challenges facing internationalization. He proposed that the core of the "Belt and Road Initiative" dispute resolution mechanism is to build international commercial dispute resolution mechanisms and institutions. China's foreign-related commercial arbitration should actively learn from international excellent experience and improve the arbitration system. He called on legal colleagues to work together to promote the development of China's foreign-related commercial arbitration system in a more fair, just and efficient direction, so as to enhance the international influence of Chinese arbitration institutions, thereby enhancing the country's economic development and international image.

"Blue Ocean and Path of Overseas Legal Services" Theme Sharing

Professor Liu Yixing, Director of Shanghai Landy Law Firm

With a profound historical perspective, Professor Liu Yixing cut into the four major transformations of social development and deeply analyzed the opportunities and challenges faced by Chinese enterprises in the process of overseas investment. Professor Liu Yixing emphasized that the overseas legal market is very broad, and the demand for Chinese lawyers for overseas legal services is also extremely high. Lawyers going overseas is the right way to break the circle in the big era, and the "Belt and Road Initiative" is one of the best paths for lawyers to go overseas.

Professor Liu Yixing, based on the experience of Randy Law Firm's overseas investment in legal business, proposed that lawyers should be confident, seize the opportunities of the times, and have an open and inclusive mindset, so that Chinese lawyers can shine on the international stage and jointly promote the construction of foreign-related rule of law.

"Zhiheng South East Asia Legal Service Center Thailand Business Section and Work Plan" Theme Sharing

Attorney Liu Encheng, Head of Legal Practice in South East Asia, Zhiheng Kunming

Lawyer Liu Encheng shared the foreign-related legal service business segments and work plans of Zhiheng Kunming South East Asia. From Zhiheng Kunming to carry out South East Asia foreign-related legal service positioning, regional conditions and advantages, under the national strategy of "Belt and Road Initiative", Kunming is facing South East Asia Radiation Center. In this context, Zhiheng Kunming South East Asia Legal Service Center has a total of six legal service segments: cooperative investment, foreign-related legal personnel training base, South East Asia Legal Media Center/Law and Policy Research Center, South East Asia foreign-related lawyer services, corporate domestic services, overseas legal services, and the goal of building South East Asia-related legal services Legal service channels, through "introduction, "Going out" two-step strategy, to carry out foreign-related legal services in South East Asia according to local conditions, and become a strategic channel for Zhongheng South East Asia to go overseas.

Focusing on the "Belt and Road Initiative" to discuss legal services and cooperation in South East Asia

Dean of Yunnan University Law School ** Dong (left 1)

Shi Xianming, Dean of the School of Law and Political Science, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (left 2)

Zhiheng Dongguan Equity Senior Partner Yang Yang (right 2)

Ye Lei, Deputy Director of the International Trade Professional Committee of Guangdong Lawyers Association (right 1)

Yan Yunyun, Deputy Director of the Cross-border E-commerce Legal Professional Committee of Guangdong Law Association (left 1)

Professor Liu Yixing, Director of Shanghai Landy Law Firm (left 2)

Yang Jianyuan, President of Yunnan Small and Medium Enterprises Association (2nd from right)

Host: Liu Encheng, head of legal practice in South East Asia, Zhiheng Kunming (right 1)

The roundtable exchange session of "Focusing on the" Belt and Road Initiative "to explore legal services and cooperation in South East Asia" of this forum invited **, Dean of Law School of Yunnan University, Shi Xianming, Dean of Law and Economics School of Yunnan University, Yang Yang, Senior Partner of Zhiheng Dongguan Equity, Ye Lei, Deputy Director of International Trade Professional Committee of Guangdong Bar Association, Yan Yunyun, Deputy Director of Cross-border E-commerce Legal Professional Committee of Guangdong Bar Association, Professor Liu Yixing, Director of Shanghai Landy Law Firm, and Yang Jianyuan, President of Yunnan Small and Medium Enterprises Association, under the auspices of lawyer Liu Encheng, on how to expand legal services in South East Asia around the "Belt and Road Initiative" Initiative The market, the importance of establishing a cooperation platform, and the experience of cross-border e-commerce legal services were discussed and exchanged, deeply analyzing the importance and key points of cooperation in cross-border legal services, and studying how legal services can go overseas and how to better meet the diverse needs of enterprises.

Awarding Ceremony

Dean of Yunnan University Law School ** Dong and Zhiheng Kunming Equity Senior Partner Wang Junyu as representatives of both parties at the awarding ceremony of Yunnan University Law School Practice Base

Li Wanlin, Dean of Kunming University of Science and Technology Law School, and Huang Wei, Senior Partner of Zhiheng Kunming Equity, represented the awarding ceremony of Kunming University of Science and Technology Law School Internship Base

Shi Xianming, Dean of the School of Law and Political Science of Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, and Duan Mao, Senior Partner of Zhiheng Kunming Equity, represented the awarding ceremony of the internship base of the School of Law and Political Science of Yunnan University of Finance and Economics

Wu Kang, Minister of Rights Protection Department of Yunnan Fujian General Chamber of Commerce, and Wang Lei, Senior Partner of Zhiheng Kunming Equity, as representatives of both parties, held the awarding ceremony of the strategic partnership of Yunnan Fujian General Chamber of Commerce

In order to further promote the spirit of the rule of law, strengthen the awareness of the rule of law, and improve the quality of the rule of law, the Yunnan University Law School Internship Base, Kunming University of Science and Technology Law School Internship Base, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics Law School Internship Base, and Yunnan Fujian General Chamber of Commerce Strategic Partner Awarding Ceremony was held grandly, marking the establishment of longer-term cooperation between Zhiheng Kunming and various institutions, inspiring more people to actively participate in the team of high-quality legal services, and jointly contribute to the construction of a rule of law China.

Inauguration ceremony

Zhang Shanhua, Director of the Management Committee of Zhiheng Headquarters, and Huang Wei, Senior Partner of Zhiheng Kunming Equity, held the establishment ceremony of Zhiheng Kunming Legal Service Center for Major Cases

Lan Caiming, member of Zhiheng National Strategy and Development Committee and former director of the Sea Management Committee, and Wu Shaoqian, senior partner of Zhiheng Kunming Equity, jointly held the establishment ceremony of Zhiheng Kunming Bank and Financial Legal Affairs Department

Zhiheng Kunming Executive Director Du Yi and Zhiheng Kunming Partner Lei Ting jointly held the establishment ceremony of Zhiheng Kunming Young Lawyers Working Committee

Li Weixiang, Director of the Supervisory Board of Zhiheng Headquarters, and Xiang Xinfei, Senior Partner of Zhiheng Kunming Equity, jointly held the establishment ceremony of Zhiheng Kunming Public Welfare Committee

Lin Huiyan, Executive Director of Zhiheng Guangzhou, and Tian Ruolin, Senior Partner of Zhiheng Kunming Equity, jointly held the establishment ceremony of Zhiheng Kunming Women Lawyers Working Committee

Subsequently, the establishment ceremony of Zhiheng Kunming Legal Service Center for Major Cases and Major Cases, Zhiheng Kunming Bank and Financial Legal Affairs Department, Zhiheng Kunming Young Lawyers Working Committee, Zhiheng Kunming Public Welfare Committee, and Zhiheng Kunming Women Lawyers Working Committee was held at the same time. Zhiheng adhered to the road of professional construction, and the establishment ceremony was held to further improve the organizational structure of Zhiheng Kunming and enhance team cohesion. The centers and working committees will uphold the concept of "integration of knowledge and action, constant and far-reaching" to help Zhiheng Kunming construction work and contribute to Zhiheng's high-quality development.

Closing remarks

Du Yi, Executive Director of Zhiheng (Kunming) Law Firm

Du Yi, Executive Director of Zhiheng (Kunming) Law Firm, delivered the closing remarks on the stage. He expressed his gratitude to all the guests at the scene. It is a great honor to hold this event of ideological collision and wisdom blending in this beautiful midsummer. He hopes that through this forum, he can enhance exchanges with all the guests present, improve and deepen friendship together, and work together to empower South East Asia's legal service system with new thinking and new perspectives, help Chinese lawyers in the practice and development of foreign-related legal services, and provide a solid legal guarantee for Chinese enterprises and Chinese citizens to "go global".

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Wonderful behind- the-scene

The successful holding of the South East Asia and China-related South East Asia Legal Services Summit Forum not only provides a platform for exchange and learning for all parties, but also builds a bridge for promoting cooperation between China and South East Asia countries. Zhiheng has always adhered to the concept of "integration of knowledge and action, constant far-reaching", constantly improving the quality of legal services, promoting the internationalization of legal services, and assisting the in-depth implementation of the "Belt and Road Initiative".

In the future, Zhiheng will work hand in hand with all parties to contribute wisdom and strength to the legal service cause in South East Asia and the progress of regional economic prosperity and the rule of law with the spirit of openness, inclusiveness, pragmatism and innovation.