On November 7, the 3rd China-ASEAN Eminent Jurists Forum and Forum on China-ASEAN Legal Talent Development were held at the Student Activity Center of the Siyuanhu Campus of Guangxi Minzu University (GXMZU). Tang Pingqiu, Secretary of the CPC Committee of GXMZU; Yan Guangyong, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of China Legal Publishing House; and relevant leaders from judicial authorities of the Party Committee and government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region attended and addressed the opening ceremony. Experts, scholars, and faculty and student representatives from domestic and international universities, research and academic institutions, and industry organizations attended the forum.

Vietnam is the Country of Honor of this year’s forum. The forum comprised three sessions: keynote speeches, thematic speeches, and the Forum on China-ASEAN Legal Talent Development. Experts and scholars from China, Vietnam, Thailand, and other countries conducted in-depth exchanges on topics such as the legal systems of ASEAN countries, cross-border commercial law and governance, China-Vietnam judicial cooperation, and the cultivation of foreign-related rule of law talents, jointly exploring new pathways for cultivating ASEAN-oriented foreign-related rule of law talents.

At the forum, the China-ASEAN Artificial Intelligence Intellectual Property Research Center of Guangxi Minzu University was unveiled. The Release Conference on China-ASEAN Legal Achievements and the signing ceremony for domestic and international educational cooperation were held concurrently.