BRI legal aid association formed

Increasing exchanges, projects fuel establishment of specialized service

China will provide better legal services to businesses operating in countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative as BRI projects expand in scale and the demand for specialized legal services, risk mitigation mechanisms and dispute resolution systems grows, legal practitioners said.

Speaking at the International Forum on Belt and Road Legal Services on Sunday in the city of Xiamen, Chen Wenqing, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, said the Belt and Road Initiative aims to create a "road of happiness" benefiting nations worldwide. He emphasized the importance of the rule of law in strengthening international cooperation and ensuring sustainable development under the initiative, which involves more than 150 countries and regions.

He called for joint efforts to align laws, policies, and regulations among participating countries, enhance cooperation in legal services such as arbitration and mediation, and develop mechanisms for law enforcement collaboration and cross-border dispute resolution.