Abstract: Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, China has achieved remarkable results in the construction of the foreign-related legal system in 2024. The promulgation of foreign-related laws and regulations in key areas such as the Tariff Law and the Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items had laid the foundation for maintaining diversified, stable and secure foreign economic and trade relations. The mechanism for extraterritorial application of Chinese laws in the fields of anti-foreign sanctions, trade remedy, telecom fraud, national security, etc. became more mature, and bilateral and multilateral transnational law enforcement cooperation actions became more targeted. The trial systems and organizational mechanisms in the foreign-related judicial field had been continuously innovated, and the fair and efficient resolution of international commercial disputes was promoted by the "one-stop" diversified international commercial dispute resolution platform. Remarkable results had been achieved in foreign-related legal services such as arbitration, commercial mediation, and lawyers’ services, and China’s discourse power in the resolution of foreign-related legal disputes had been continuously improved. Looking forward to 2025, in order to make up for the shortcomings and deficiencies in the construction of the foreign-related rule of law, China urgently needs to strengthen overall coordination in such fields as foreign-related legal battle, overseas interest protection, and foreign-related judicial system reform, improve the construction of the system of foreign-related laws and regulations, optimize paths to extraterritorial law enforcement and judicial activities in key areas, and further strengthen the training of foreign-related legal talents and the construction of foreign-related legal service systems. 

Keywords: foreign-related legal system; foreign-related legislation; extraterritorial application of Chinese law; foreign-related legal services 

Author: CASS Major Innovation Project Team on "Research on Foreign-related Laws and Regulations System and the Rule of Law Implementation System";

Source: Development Report on the Rule of Law in China (2024), Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press, 2025.