On 27 May 2025, the "China & Malaysia: Business Investment and International Arbitration" Seminar was held in Shenzhen, Qianhai. The event was organized by the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), with special support from the Foreign Affairs Office of Shenzhen Municipal People's Government, the Justice Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, the Commerce Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, and the Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen[CWH1] . It was also supported by Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, CMS Law Firm, and Hui Zhong Law Firm. Over 150 participants attended the event, including SCIA arbitrators from Chinese mainland, Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, Malaysia and Singapore, representatives of Chinese outbound enterprises, overseas Chinese entrepreneurs, lawyers, and scholars from universities and research institutions. This event was also one of the annual activities of the South China Business & Law Forum (abbreviated as B&L Forum).

Anthony Neoh, SC, Vice Chairman of the SCIA Council, Former Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, delivered a keynote speech titled "Overseas Investment and International Arbitration".

Dato' Mary Lim Thiam Suan, the Director of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) of Malaysia, delivered a keynote speech titled "Latest Developments and Practices of International Arbitration in Malaysia".

Rudyanto Azhar, Director of Economics and Investment at the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) delivered a keynote speech titled "Policy and Business Investment Environment of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone". 

Roundtable Discussion I: Malaysia's Business Environment: Opportunities aand Challenges

(From left to right): Lin Junrui, International Counsel of Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Shenzhen Representative Office; Dato' Chee Wee Lim, SCIA Arbitrator and Senior Partner of Lim Chee Wee Partnership in Malaysia; Rudyanto Azhar, Director of Economics and Investment at IRDA of Johor, Malaysia; Jennifer Lee, Partner of Christopher & Lee Ong LLP in Malaysia; and Amy Wei Wen, Counsel at CMS.

Roundtable Discussion II: Enterprise Going Global: Risk Prevention and Cross-border Disputes Resolution.

(From left to right): Chi Wenhui, Deputy Director of International Cooperation and Development Department of SCIA; Huang Guoyong, Assistant President and Director of International Cooperation and Development Department of SCIA; Chen Zhuoying, SCIA Arbitrator, Vice President and General Counsel of EVE Energy Co., Ltd., Ma Tianyu, SCIA Arbitrator, International Counsel of Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Shenzhen Representative Office; and Zhong Li, SCIA Arbitrator and Partner of Hui Zhong Law Firm.

Hew Kian Heong, Head of Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Shenzhen Representative Office, delivered the closing remark.

Xi Xiangyan, General Counsel of SCIA, delivered the closing remark.

Liu Xiaochun, President of SCIA, and Xi Xiangyang, General Counsel of SCIA, had in-depth exchanges with Dato' Mary Lim Thiam Suan, the Director of AIAC during the event.

The attendees also visited the SCIA Tower during the event, where they experienced up close the international hearing facilities and learned about the innovative development of international arbitration in Shenzhen.

The event was hosted by Yi Ran, Deputy Legal Counsel of the Department of International Cooperation and Development of SCIA.

Photes of the Event Site 

This year marks the 51st anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia. Over the years, SCIA has built a good cooperative relationship with the legal and business communities in Malaysia, such as AIAC, to jointly serve China-Malaysia economic and trade exchanges and cross-border dispute resolution. Last year, the Malaysian Minister of Law and Institutional Reforms in the Prime Minister’s Department, the Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, and others visited SCIA to exchange and offer suggestions on promoting further cooperation in international arbitration and better serving the economic and trade exchanges between China and Malaysia. In the new panel of SCIA arbitrators launched on 21 February 2025, there are nine arbitrators from Malaysia, covering a wide range of professional fields, providing parties with more diverse, professional, and convenient choices. In the future, SCIA will further deepen cooperation and exchanges with the business and legal communities in Malaysia. SCIA will be committed to providing professional and efficient dispute resolution services for enterprises and better serve the construction of investment and business environments for enterprises in both countries.