China (Inner Mongolia) Pilot Free Trade Zone Rule of Law Research Center unveiled

China News Service, Hohhot, November 11 (Reporter Ao Lan) On the morning of the 11th, the "China (Inner Mongolia) Pilot Free Trade Zone Rule of Law Research Center" and three research bases located in Hohhot, Manzhouli, and Erenhot jointly held an unveiling ceremony.

In April 2026, the State Council issued the "Overall Plan for the China (Inner Mongolia) Pilot Free Trade Zone", which clearly requires "the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to strengthen local legislation and establish a fair, transparent and comprehensive legal environment." At present, three areas including Hohhot, Manzhouli, and Erenhot have built and put into use foreign-related public legal service platforms. The platform integrates resources such as mediation, lawyers, notarization, arbitration, and judicial appraisal, and focuses on providing comprehensive legal services to Russia and Mongolia.

The "One Center and Three Bases" unveiled on the 11th was jointly built by the Inner Mongolia Department of Justice and China University of Political Science and Law. It aims to create a foreign-related legal platform with school-site collaboration, complementary advantages, and two-way empowerment. It is another important measure to serve and ensure the construction of the China (Inner Mongolia) Free Trade Pilot Zone.

"The Hohhot area connects the inside and outside and gathers resources, the Manzhouli area faces Russia, and the Erenhot area faces Mongolia. The three large areas are not only a 'test field' for opening up to the outside world, but also a 'pioneer area' for foreign-related legal construction." The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Party Committee governs the region in accordance with the law Wang Xujun, deputy director of the Office and Director of the Department of Justice, said that with the in-depth advancement of the construction of the free trade zone, the demand of market entities for foreign-related legal services, risk prevention, and dispute resolution continues to rise. It is necessary and significant to strengthen the publicity of foreign-related legal services and strengthen the supply of legal services.

"Institutional openness, the rule of law must come first; when companies set sail overseas, the law must protect them." Talking about the significance of the establishment of the research center, Liu Yanhong, vice president of China University of Political Science and Law, said that the rule of law is the best business environment and the most reliable guarantee for openness. "I hope to work with Inner Mongolia in the future to make good use of the platform, implement research, and cultivate talents."

"After the company has accumulated overseas experience in the past few years, this year is an explosive period for foreign-related business volume, and our demand for foreign-related legal services has also experienced a spurt of growth. The establishment of the research center is of great significance to us." Jinyu Biotechnology Co., Ltd., located in the Hohhot area, has begun to expand overseas markets in recent years and has launched business in Mongolia, Vietnam and other countries. Sun Qian, director of the company's legal department, said that this year more than 30% of the company's legal services are related to foreign affairs. "Relevant academic research, preservation of notarized evidence, and selection of arbitration institutions...these are all things we need, and we look forward to getting more help and guidance from the research center."

On the same day, the Hohhot Municipal Justice Bureau also released the "Report on Identification of Current Laws and Regulations in the Russian Federation and Mongolia", "Guidelines for the Landing of Chinese Enterprises Going Overseas in Mongolia", "Guidelines for Legal Services for Foreign-Related Lawyers" and other top ten "foreign-related +" legal service products, aiming to provide integrated, convenient and refined full-process legal services for market entities in the pilot free trade zone.