Head of MOJ’s political department visits Thailand, Malaysia

Huang Yi, director of the Political Department of China's Ministry of Justice (MOJ), led a delegation to Thailand and Malaysia from Oct 27 to Nov 3 at the invitation of Thailand's Ministry of Justice and Malaysia's Ministry in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform).

During the visit, Huang held separate working meetings with Thailand's Minister of Justice Thawee Sodsong and Malaysia's Deputy Minister for Law and Institutional Reform M. Kulasegaran.

The delegation conducted field visits to the parliaments, law schools, judicial research institutions and arbitration centers of both countries, and engaged in discussions with local Chinese-funded enterprises and chambers of commerce.

Huang Yi, director of the Political Department of China's Ministry of Justice, holds talks with Thailand's Minister of Justice Thawee Sodsong.

In meetings with legal and judicial representatives from Thailand and Malaysia, Huang highlighted China's recent achievements in promoting the rule of law. He briefed them on efforts by China's MOJ in supporting the overall work of the Communist Party of China and the country through high-quality legislation, improving public legal services, strengthening legal education, building a group of competent legal officials and accelerating the cultivation of foreign-related legal talents. These initiatives have laid a solid foundation for deepening exchanges and cooperation in the legal and judicial fields.

Additionally, Huang and Thawee Sodsong had fruitful discussions on the establishment of a Lancang-Mekong legal and judicial exchange and cooperation mechanism.

Huang Yi, director of the Political Department of China's Ministry of Justice, and Malaysia's Deputy Minister for Law and Institutional Reform M. Kulasegaran pose for a group photo.

During discussions with representatives of Chinese-funded enterprises, the delegation introduced the measures taken by the MOJ to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises abroad. The MOJ also learned about the risks and challenges Chinese enterprises face due to differences in legal systems and environments between China and Thailand and Malaysia, as well as the need of relevant parties for various types of legal services, with positive results achieved.

Legal and judicial representatives from Thailand and Malaysia lauded China's achievements in promoting the rule of law and expressed a willingness to strengthen ties and deepen cooperation with China's MOJ to better serve the development of the rule of law and the economic and social development of their respective countries.