Prof. Xue Presented on 2022 China-Africa Forum

On 18 November 2022, Prof. Xue was invited to present virtually on the Forum of China Africa Cross-Border E-Commerce, which was an important component of 2022 China-Africa Economic and Trade Forum organized by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Zhejiang Province. Prof. Xue emphasized the importance of paperless trade measures in facilitation of digital trade and elaborated the necessity of international frameworks to enable the cross-border recognition and connectivity of paperless trade measures. Prof. Xue demonstrated to the Chinese and African traders the key international legal instruments on cross-border paperless trade, especially the UN Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific. Prof. Xue’s presentation was highly regarded by the Forum organizers and all audience.

2022中国(浙江)中非经贸论坛暨中非文化合作交流周在金华举办,由中国人民对外友好协会、中国国际贸易促进委员会、中华全国工商业联合会和浙江省人民政府共同主办。论坛聚焦文化交流、商贸合作、人才培养、学术研究等领域,共有20场主题鲜明的特色活动。还有18场配套活动,包含7场重要会议论坛、3场经贸洽谈活动、6场文化交流活动,以及2场展览展示。薛教授受邀在2022中非跨境电商论坛上主题发言。薛教授谈及无纸化贸易便利化措施在数字贸易中占据重要地位,对于提高贸易效率与降低贸易成本发挥重要作用,为使各国的无纸化系统互联互通,必须有相应的国际法律框架使之互认生效。薛教授主要阐述了亚太地区联合国跨境无纸化贸易便利化框架协议的主要法律制度,及对亚太跨境电商的巨大潜力与促进作用。演讲受到会议主办方及与会者的高度评价。