A delegation led by Mo Jihong, Director of the Institute of Law at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), recently visited the Beijing DHH (Moscow) Law Firm in Russia for academic exchanges and professional discussions. The visit aimed to deepen practical cooperation in the legal sectors between China and Russia, and to jointly explore models and innovations in foreign-related legal services during the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative. The meeting was attended by Yuan Yi, Director of Beijing DHH (Moscow) Law Firm; Cheng Wanqi, Executive Director; and lawyers Deng Juan and Zhang Kai.

　　The CASS Institute of Law and International Law Institute, as national-level comprehensive legal research institutions, have long been committed to innovation in legal theory, the practice of rule of law development, and the cultivation of high-level talent, serving as the "national team" of China's legal research. Director Mo Jihong introduced key topics from the Third and Fourth Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee and the proposals for the 15th Five-Year Plan, focusing on strengthening foreign-related legal system development and improving mechanisms for international commercial mediation, arbitration, and litigation. He also highlighted the achievements of the Institute of Law and International Law Institute in theoretical research on foreign-related legal system development in recent years, expressing the hope to collaborate on talent cultivation, base construction, and think tank exchanges through this research visit.

　　Director Yuan Yi extended a warm welcome to the delegation. She noted that DHH (Moscow) Law Firm is the first Chinese-funded law firm to establish a physical presence in Russia and a founding member of the Legal Industry Chapter of the China General Chamber of Commerce in Russia. Since 2016, the firm has continuously served as legal advisor to the Chinese Embassy in Russia. Director Yuan Yi emphasized that the firm’s legal team comprises both Chinese and Russian lawyers, with services covering civil and commercial law, criminal law, administrative law, and corporate law, among other areas. In addition to undertaking public-interest legal support activities, the firm is dedicated to providing comprehensive professional legal services to Chinese enterprises in Russia.