A new model of Russian-Chinese trade and economic cooperation: Establishing the Center of Legal Services Saint Petersburg — Shanghai

Authors

  • Siyuan Jiang China National Institute for SCO International Exchange and Judicial Cooperation, 7989, Waiqingsong Road, Qingpu, Shanghai, 201701, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, 7989, Waiqingsong Road, Qingpu, Shanghai, 201701, People’s Republic of China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4389-9461

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu14.2023.118

Abstract

Shanghai and Saint Petersburg are sister cities. Shanghai was the very first sister city of Saint Petersburg in China. The cities are linked by long-term fruitful humanitarian and economic ties. Economic cooperation between the two cities has been and remains one of the priorities of interaction for the development of cities. Saint Petersburg — Shanghai economic cooperation has great potential. The level of cooperation on the range of economic and other issues is constantly expanding, the demand for legal assistance is also increasing, respectively. Therefore, the establishment of the Center of Legal Services Saint Petersburg — Shanghai is of great importance. This Center will be committed to the development and prosperity of the two cities, expanding mutually beneficial trade, economic and investment cooperation, broadening and deepening cooperation ties in various economic sectors, consolidation of legal services resources and establishment of a mechanism for communication and coordination between government departments and enterprises of the two cities, conducting specialized Webinars dedicated to the establishment of the Center of Legal Services Saint Petersburg — Shanghai and various legal topics, publishing a white paper, legal branding, successful holding of the Forum on the legal services of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, strengthening the docking of high-quality projects, creating a new model of economic and trade cooperation, consolidation of the foundation for Sino-Russian economic and trade cooperation, creation of an integrated single digital platform for the exchange of information; information exchange for further discussion of issues of cooperation in such areas of mutual interest as legal control by legislative bodies, prevention and control during the pandemic, trade and economic development and humanitarian exchanges for enterprises of Russia and China, in order to give impetus to the further development of relations between Saint Petersburg and Shanghai as sister cities.

Keywords:

judicial cooperation, sister cities, legal service, trade and economic cooperation, COVID-19, pandemic, international relations, Russian-Chinese cooperation

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Published

2023-03-02

How to Cite

Jiang, S. (2023). A new model of Russian-Chinese trade and economic cooperation: Establishing the Center of Legal Services Saint Petersburg — Shanghai. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Law, 14(1), 280–290. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu14.2023.118

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Legal Life: Scientific-Practical Conclusions, Comments and Reviews