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The Construction Work Promotion Conference of the SCO Economy and Trade Legal Service Research Institute Held

On the morning of June 2, the promotion conference for the construction of the SCO Economy and Trade Legal Service Research Institute, hosted by the China-SCO Institute of Economy and Trade and co-organized by the College of Law of Qingdao University, was held at Qingdao University. Xia Dongwei, Dean of the China-SCO Institute of Economy and Trade and President of Qingdao University, and Wan Zhendong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Justice attended the meeting and delivered speeches. Liu Chunying, Member of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Municipal Justice Bureau, Geng Kejun, Member of the Party Committee and Director of the Political Department of the Municipal Justice Bureau, and Gong Lixin, Director of the Management Committee of Shandong Zhongcheng Qingtai Law Firm attended the meeting. The meeting was hosted by Du Fangbo, Secretary General of the Council of the China-SCO Institute of Economy and Trade and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Qingdao University.

Wan Zhendong congratulated the establishment of the China-SCO Institute of Economy and Trade. He pointed out that the establishment of the China-SCO Institute of Economy and Trade is another major task given by General Secretary Xi Jinping to Shandong and Qingdao. As the main body of the implementation, Qingdao University actively serves and integrates into the national strategy, which fully reflects the responsibility of the times and the history. It will surely inject new momentum and build a new platform for the development of multilateral economic and trade cooperation among SCO countries and countries along the "Belt and Road". He expressed his support for promoting the establishment of the SCO Economy and Trade Legal Service Research Institute under the framework of the China-SCO Institute of Economy and Trade. He pointed out that it is necessary to adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping's thought on the rule of law, and to plan, build and design the work of the SCO Economy and Trade Legal Service Research Institute from the perspective of implementing the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and serving the country's major strategies. We must spare no efforts to achieve results in the theoretical research, the practice and the training of talents of foreign-related rule of law, as well as the construction of the "Belt and Road" legal think tank. It is necessary to actively carry out extensive publicity and mobilization, integrate high-end resources in the fields of legal education, legal services, and foreign-related business associations, and provide a more solid foundation for the construction of the SCO Economy and Trade Legal Service Research Institute. It is necessary to establish a clear orientation of striving to be first-class and to be at the forefront, to move forward in continuous exploration, to make breakthroughs in continuous innovation, and strive to make the SCO Economy and Trade Legal Service Research Institute an important academic platform in the field of foreign-related legal affairs, a think tank for political advice, Talent training base and achievement display window, polish the golden signboard of the rule of law in Qingdao. He said that the Municipal Bureau of Justice will give full play to the function of coordinating and comprehensively governing the city according to law, actively support Qingdao University in promoting the construction of the SCO Economy and Trade Legal Service Research Institute, and jointly contribute to the construction of the SCO Demonstration Zone and the construction of a modern socialist international metropolis in the new era.

Xia Dongwei expressed his gratitude to the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Justice and Shandong Zhongcheng Qingtai Law Firm for their strong support, and looked forward to the smooth progress of the SCO Economy and Trade Legal Service Research Institute.He pointed out that the construction of the China-SCO Institute of Economy and Trade is a "national task" personally deployed by General Secretary Xi Jinping, and it is also a requirement put forward by the provincial party committee and the provincial government for Qingdao University, and it is also a major opportunity for the development of the university's career. Standing at a new starting point and facing new opportunities, it is necessary to further emancipate the mind, promote the implementation of work from an international perspective, adopt a combination of online and offline methods, revitalize domestic and foreign resources, and coordinate the development of international law disciplines and professional development. We must make good use of the golden signboard of the "SCO Institute of Economy and Trade", take the construction of the SCO Economy and Trade Legal Service Research Institute as the starting point, and integrate the construction of the SCO Economic and Trade Legal Service Research Institute with the construction of legal disciplines and majors. Relying on the SCO Economic and Trade Legal Service Research Institute, focus on "personnel training, talent training, think tank construction, and scientific research" to do a good job in various tasks, comprehensively improve the quality of foreign-related legal services, and boost the rule of law construction in Qingdao and the SCO Demonstration Zone.

At the meeting, Cai Yingwen, Dean of the College of Law of Qingdao University, reported and interpreted the "Shanghai Cooperation Economy and Trade Legal Service Research Institute Construction Plan", and the participating experts conducted in-depth exchanges on the scientificity and feasibility of this plan.

Pan Yuemin, director of the Legal Research Division of the Municipal Bureau of Justice, demonstrated the scientificity and feasibility of the construction plan from three aspects: the relationship between SCO economy and trade legal services and judicial administration work, the carrier and prospect of their integration: First, the SCO economy and trade law service is an important part of foreign-related legal services for lawyers in the judicial administration industry, such as foreign-related business and notarization foreign-related business. The construction of the Institute can be integrated with foreign-related legal services in the judicial administration industry to form an effective interactive mechanism. Second, from the perspective of platform thinking and relational thinking, the following platforms successively built under the leadership of the Municipal Bureau of Justice can be used as reliable carriers for integration: China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization Legal Service Committee Qingdao Center, “Belt and Road” Lawyers Alliance Qingdao Center, Qingdao Foreign Legal Affairs Center. Third, the content of the construction plan is integrated with the construction of the foreign-related legal service system by the Municipal Bureau of Justice. After the institute and the foreign-related legal affairs center operate separately, as a research center and a practical platform, they can leverage each other's strengths in five aspects, such as business interoperability, manpower sharing, research and production co-progress, policy sharing, and borrowing boats to go to sea to promote development together.

Gong Lixin, Director of the Management Committee of Shandong Zhongcheng Qingtai Law Firm, combined with the work that the law firm has done, is implementing and plans to promote in the future for SCO economy and trade legal services, with the positioning of the institute in the entire SCO economic and trade legal service system and function as entry point. It is believed that: First, the platform system of SCO's economic and trade legal services should include five sub-centers: legal research and service, legal personnel education and training, legal digital information, legal service exchange and cooperation, and international commercial dispute resolution. The research institute should consider the breadth and depth of services, combine the functions of the five sub-centers, precisely locate and define functions. Second, the development goal of the Institute should be positioned as a new highland for legal services with international influence as a gathering area for SCO economy and trade legal innovations. The institute should advocate the concept of joint consultation, joint construction and sharing, and create an international and open service platform. The establishment plan of the research institute should clarify important matters such as establishment method, organizational structure, and funding sources.

Ma Lingang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the SCO Institute of Economy and Trade, based on his experience in the process of promoting the construction of the institute, and he believed that: First, the SCO Economy and Trade Legal Service Institute is in line with the construction tasks of the SCO Institute of Economy and Trade, and can become a high-end think tank that integrates intelligence. Second, the construction plan should reflect the characteristics of the SCO. By focusing on the research on the business environment and the rule of law environment, the construction of high-end think tanks serving SCO countries and countries along the “Belt and Road”, and the research on the agglomeration and development of legal services in SCO countries, etc. , making the institute a "beacon" and "golden signboard" for SCO legal services. Third, the operating mechanism of the research institute can adopt a platform-based construction model, and strengthen extensive cooperation with foreign universities and research institutions through the establishment of councils and expert advisory committees. In terms of construction content, we should focus on training first, and at the same time strengthen the construction of the information database of SCO law and SCO legal services.

Hao Haiqing, Director of the Research Center for Global Governance and International Law of Qingdao University, reported the recent work and the next work plan of the research center from the three aspects of holding international conferences, think tank construction and talent training around the construction plan: First, since 2019, the center has held high-end forums and practical seminars in cooperation with the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration and China International Trade Arbitration Commission, and strengthen international academic exchanges through the two permanent legal forum platforms of “Qing Speak” and “Qing Talk”. Second, in terms of think tank construction, the research center focuses on writing corresponding countermeasures and suggestions in keeping with the latest needs of the country. At present, three think tank achievements have been adopted, and research in the direction of RCEP and DEPA is the center's next research focus. Third, the center organizes students to participate in international mooting competitions and achieve excellent results. By inviting judges from international judicial institutions and staff of international organizations to communicate with students face-to-face, it expands students' international horizons. The research center will further strengthen international exchanges in talent training in combination with the training mode for foreign-related masters of law.

Since the establishment of the SCO Institute of Economy and Trade, Qingdao University has taken the initiative to play the role of the main body of implementation, highlighting the advantages of a comprehensive research university, and cooperated with the governing units, focusing on the four major areas of "personnel training", "talent training", "think tank construction" and "science and technology cooperation". It has carried out fruitful cooperation and exchanges with SCO countries and countries along the "Belt and Road". As an important platform to serve the national strategy, the establishment of the SCO Legal Service Research Institute under the framework of the SCO Institute of Economy and Trade will provide strong support for the high-quality development of the SCO Demonstration Zone through comprehensive, diversified and international legal services, to help the development of multilateral economic and trade cooperation among SCO countries and countries along the "Belt and Road".

Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Justice Legal Research Office, Education and Training Office, Party Committee Office, President's Office, SCO Campus Construction Office, SCO Institute of Economy and Trade Office, relevant principals of the College of Law and teacher representatives attended the meeting.