Translator：Jiang Wenyu

On November 14, 2023, the 2023 Chinese-Speaking Lawyers Convention (China · Shenzhen), themed "New Economic Globalization and International Cooperation in Legal Services," was held in Qianhai, Shenzhen. More than 400 lawyers, entrepreneurs, corporate legal counsel, and academic representatives from both domestic and international attended the convention.

Officials from relevant departments of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee, Gao Zicheng, President of the All-China Lawyers Association, and Wang Qiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the United Front Work Department, attended the convention and delivered speeches.

The convention included a "keynote speech" and an "industry forum + roundtable dialogue" session. Seven distinguished guests, including Shen Sibao, President of the International Economic Law Research Society of the Chinese Law Society and Chairman of the Shenzhen International Arbitration Court, delivered fascinating keynote speeches on topics such as "New Economic Globalization and International Cooperation in Legal Services."

Lawyer Feng Haibin, from LANDING (Shenzhen), was invited to host "industry forum" on the topic of "Digital Governance: Domestic and International Legal Practices" in the afternoon.

During the "industry forum + roundtable dialogue" session, the guests provided advice and suggestions for the high-quality development of modern marine industries, biopharmaceutical industries, digital governance, and new energy industries from a legal perspective.

The industry forum on the theme of "Digital Governance: Domestic and International Legal Practices," hosted by Lawyer Feng, featured guest speakers including Su Shaocong, member of the 13th and 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former President of the Law Society of Hong Kong, Yang Yuxin, Director of Data Protection Compliance at ZTE Corporation, and Wang Qinglan, Head of Compliance Department at the Shenzhen Data Exchange. From the perspectives of digital legal services initiatives in Hong Kong, global data compliance governance practices of multinational enterprises, and data to data assets, they shared industry-specific forward-looking research and successful practices on data compliance and related cross-border legal services and practices.

The enthusiasm of the audience exceeded the expectations of the organizers, with a full-house attendance of several hundred people, requiring additional seating arrangements. Lawyer Feng Haibin, during his moderation of the convention, expressed the hope that under such global opportunities and the enthusiasm of Chinese-speaking lawyers, it can inspire fresh and vibrant legal thinking, explore the legal frontiers of digital governance, and add warmth to the cause of the rule of law.

The Chinese-Speaking Lawyers Convention (China · Shenzhen) has successfully concluded. As stated in the "Shenzhen Initiative for Chinese-Speaking Lawyers " released during the convention, it emphasizes the establishment of a community of Chinese-speaking lawyers, sharing the new mission of international legal construction, embracing new opportunities for industry development, and contributing to the new glory of legal services. It represents a strong voice for coordinating foreixgn-related rule of law and domestic rule of law in the new era. In the future, Landing's Shenzhen office looks forward to strengthening collaboration with peers in the industry, seeking common development, practicing the concept of "strong internationalization," establishing closer connections with global Chinese-speaking lawyers, jointly creating a new era of rule of law, and continuing to contribute to the promotion of new economic globalization and international cooperation in legal services with the voice and strength of Landing.