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News | Thailand Kunpeng Law Firm Visits Zhongcheng Qingtai Jinan Office for Discussion and Exchange, Jointly Building a New Bridge for Enterprises Going Global

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2025-12-09

To deepen cross-border legal cooperation and support enterprises in going global with high quality, on December 5, Lin Xiaoding, Partner at Thailand Kunpeng Law Firm and Director of the China Affairs Department, along with Li Mengying, Senior Attorney from the China Affairs Department, visited Zhongcheng Qingtai’s Jinan office. They engaged in a roundtable discussion and exchange on key topics such as innovation in cross-border legal services and the support system for enterprises expanding overseas. They were warmly received by Geng Guoyu, Director and Senior Partner of Zhongcheng Qingtai’s Jinan office; Yu Cuilan, Senior Partner; Zhang Hao, Partner; and attorneys Mao Yukun and Qiu Xueda.

To deepen cross-border legal cooperation and support enterprises in going global with high quality, on December 5, Lin Xiaoding, partner at Thailand Kunpeng Law Firm and Director of the China Affairs Department, along with Li Mengying, senior lawyer from the China Affairs Department, visited Zhongcheng Qingtai’s Jinan office. They engaged in a roundtable discussion and exchange centered on key topics such as innovation in cross-border legal services and the support system for enterprises expanding overseas. They were warmly received by Geng Guoyu, Director and Senior Partner of Zhongcheng Qingtai’s Jinan office; Yu Cuilan, Senior Partner; Zhang Hao, Partner; and lawyers Mao Yukun and Qiu Xueda.

At the outset of the symposium, Director Geng Guoyu warmly welcomed lawyers Lin Xiaoding and Li Mengying to the event and provided a comprehensive overview of the development landscape of the Shandong Province legal profession, as well as its ecosystem for foreign-related legal services. He also shared details about Zhongcheng Qingtai’s development journey, institutional layout, personnel composition, and business segments. He noted that Shandong Province is witnessing frequent cross-border trade and investment activities, driving a sustained increase in demand for foreign-related legal services. As a result, the Shandong legal profession is accelerating its internationalization transformation and has established a service system covering multiple areas, including cross-border investment, international trade, and dispute resolution. Zhongcheng Qingtai has long been deeply engaged in core areas such as cross-border investment and M&A, international trade and trade finance, international commercial dispute resolution, and legal advisory services for government foreign affairs, providing end-to-end legal services to numerous enterprises.

Attorneys Lin Xiaoding and Li Mengying expressed high appreciation for Zhongcheng Qingtai’s comprehensive strength and its international expansion strategy. They also introduced the scale, professional team, and business strengths of Thailand’s Kunpeng Law Firm. Drawing on their respective expertise and experience in cross-border legal services between China and Thailand, the two attorneys shared practical insights. They noted that Shandong-based enterprises hold tremendous investment potential in the ASEAN market, and as a core economy within ASEAN, Thailand serves as an important gateway for Chinese enterprises seeking to enter the Southeast Asian market. Kunpeng Law Firm boasts unique advantages in local Thai legal practice and the integration of commercial resources. Meanwhile, Zhongcheng Qingtai has deep-rooted experience in serving domestic enterprises and coordinating cross-border business operations. As such, the prospects for cooperation between the two firms are exceptionally promising.

At the meeting, Director Yu Cuilan focused on Zhongcheng Qingtai. ASEAN Business Center shared insights on the development achievements of the ASEAN Business Center. She noted that ASEAN is one of the key destinations for Chinese enterprises expanding overseas. Since its establishment, the ASEAN Business Center has proactively built bridges to connect supply and demand, led clients on fact-finding missions to multiple countries, and helped enterprises accurately seize market opportunities. Addressing the pain points faced by companies going abroad—such as compliance risks and cultural differences—the Center has developed a full-process service system and has successfully assisted numerous enterprises in launching overseas projects, effectively reducing cross-border investment risks. Meanwhile, lawyer Zhang Hao provided a detailed explanation, from a specific business perspective, of the sophisticated legal services offered by the ASEAN Business Center to companies venturing overseas. He emphasized that the ASEAN Business Center focuses on the core needs of enterprises’ cross-border investments, and... ODI Filing We have developed a mature service model in foundational areas such as investment path planning, and are actively integrating resources to provide synergistic “legal + financial” services that help enterprises overcome financing challenges and enhance their efficiency in going global. Lawyers Qiu Xueda and Mao Yukun shared the latest trends in Shandong enterprises’ expansion into overseas markets, drawing on practical case studies. They noted that Shandong enterprises are highly enthusiastic about going abroad, with particular emphasis on the ASEAN market, where their presence is showing a trend toward scale and diversification. Relying on its deep local resources and international perspective, Zhongcheng Qingtai has already provided legal services—including cross-border investment and M&A, overseas financing, and intellectual property protection—to numerous enterprises, accumulating extensive practical experience in cross-border matters.

This exchange will help Zhongcheng Qingtai and Thailand Kunpeng Law Firm achieve complementary advantages and resource sharing. Moving forward, the two sides will establish a regular communication mechanism and engage in in-depth collaboration in areas such as cross-border investment and M&A, international trade compliance, and commercial dispute resolution. By fully leveraging their respective core strengths—legal expertise, regional resources, and business networks—they will build a safe and efficient legal service bridge for Chinese and Thai enterprises as well as more companies expanding overseas, providing high-quality legal services that cover the entire lifecycle from investment decision-making and project implementation to operations management. This will help enterprises overcome challenges in cross-border operations, seize opportunities presented by the Belt and Road Initiative and ASEAN cooperation, jointly promote the high-quality development of cross-border legal services, and inject rule-of-law momentum into regional economic integration.