On may 9th, china news network chongqing (journalist liu sang-lin) held a meeting at the china-asean council for legal education and research on the theme “strengthening regional country studies to improve international communication effectiveness” at the university of south-west political law. Legal experts and representatives of the legal practice community from asean countries such as cambodia, indonesia and thailand have gathered together with experts and scholars from chinese universities and research institutions in china to conduct regional country studies in cooperation with asean law education。

The figure shows the meeting scene. Humanities
The forum, hosted by the university of south-west political law and co-sponsored by the china-asean centre for legal studies, the regional national college of the university of south-west political law and the institute of international law of the university of south-west political law, aims to showcase the latest research results of the regional national studies in the area of philosophy and social sciences, to promote the building of an autonomous knowledge system of national science in china and to promote cooperation between china and asean in legal education and research。
In his message, feng jae-min, deputy director of the people's office for foreign affairs of the chongqing city people's government, noted that regional country studies were an important support for opening up services to the outside world, deepening international communication and improving the effectiveness of international communication. Chongqing will continue to deepen practical cooperation with asean countries as the operational organizing centre for the new channel in the west, on land and sea, and as an important inland portal for open cooperation with asean。
In his message, meas sokeo, under-secretary of state, ministry of justice of the kingdom of cambodia, stated that strengthening regional country studies and promoting cross-cultural understanding and cooperation with international exchanges were important for promoting peaceful dialogue, resolving misunderstandings and promoting common development. Universities, research institutions, the legal profession community and the younger generation should play an active role in educational exchanges, policy research, rule of law cooperation and humanism. This forum provides an important platform for china to exchange ideas, build consensus and deepen cooperation with experts and scholars from asean countries. We look forward to this opportunity to further strengthen china-asean legal education and research cooperation and promote more effective academic partnerships。
In his message, tang chun, deputy secretary-general and second inspector of the chongqing city law society, stated that chongqing had served as the operational organizing centre for the new road in the west and sea and had opened important inland portals to regional country-specific rule of law studies and foreign rule of lawTalent developmentAnd cross-border legal service guarantees raise demands. It is hoped that this forum will serve as an opportunity to further build an autonomous legal discourse system and deepen china-aseanAcademic exchangesTo improve the effectiveness of international dissemination of chinese language on the rule of law。
Zhang xiaojun, vice-rector of the university of south-west political law, stated that the university had continued to increase its support for regional country studies in recent years and had accumulated extensive experience in areas such as foreign rule of law research, asean legal research and composite talent development. The school will use this forum as an opportunity to build on the china-asean legal research centre to further build academic consensus, deepen china-asean legal education and research cooperation, and contribute to the building of an autonomous knowledge system of national science in china。
The forum established two parallel sub-forums. Sub-forum i was devoted to academic discussions on “regional country-specific discipline building and talent development” and “regional country-specific studies and dispute resolution”. Sub-forum ii held a meeting of the council of the china-asean union of legal education and research and a meeting of the asean alumni working committee of the university of south-west political law. Representatives were briefed on the work of the union, held a ceremony for the accession of new members, discussed the work plan for 2026-2027 and launched the alliance initiative. (concluded)




