Dear reporters,

The third session of the 2025 Academic Salon for Chinese and Foreign Media will be held on November 25 （Tuesday）, focusing on the theme “Foreign-Related Rule of Law and Chinese Modernization.” Several distinguished legal experts will be invited to share their insights and engage in discussion. We sincerely invite you to attend. The detailed agenda is as follows:

Time: 14:00, Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Venue: Café, 1st Floor, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, No. 7, Lane 622, Huaihai Middle Road

Theme: Developing a Foreign-Related Rule of Law System and Capabilities that Align with the Requirements of High-quality Development and High-level Opening-up

Yao Jianlong, Deputy Party Secretary and Director of Institute of Law, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences 

Sub-topic 1: Protection of the Rights and Interests of Foreign Enterprises in China: Preferential Treatment and Institutional Support

Wang Haifeng, Director of the International Law Division and Research Fellow, Institute of Law, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences 

Sub-topic 2: Providing High-Level Foreign-Related Judicial Services to Support Shanghai’s Development as the “Five Centers”

Tu Longke, Deputy Director of Institute of Law and Research Fellow, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

Sub-topic 3: Institutional Design and Protection Pathways for Foreign-Invested Enterprise Support Policies in Shanghai

Sun Qi, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Law, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

Sub-topic 4: Institutional Mechanisms and Practices for Ensuring Equal Intellectual Property Protection for Domestic and Foreign Enterprises

Guo Jing, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Law, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

You are cordially invited to attend this Media Academic Salon. If you are interested, please send your information, including organization, name, and mobile number, to touchshanghai@126.com by 12:00, November 25 (Tuesday).

Contact: Huang Jing, 13281294939

Information Office of Shanghai Municipality

November 24, 2025