Activities

Study Visit of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on the Legal Framework for Energy Conservation

14/11/2025

From 10 to 14 November 2025, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme of GIZ, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), organised a study visit to Germany and the Netherlands for a delegation of the Legislative Affairs Commission (LAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. The focus of the Visit was the legal […]

Separate Workshops in Beijing on the Draft Environmental Code with the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee and the Chinese Society of Environmental and Resources Law of the China Law Society

05/11/2025

Commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme of GIZ organised two workshops in Beijing on the draft Environmental Code. For this purpose, the Programme invited Prof. Dr. Gerd Winter from the Centre for European Environmental Law at the University of Bremen and Dr. Christian Hey, Director-General at the Hessian Ministry […]

Training Course in Kunming on German Environmental Criminal Law and on Domestic and Sexual Violence

31/10/2025

On 31 October 2025, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme of GIZ, commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), organised a training course on German environmental criminal law as well as criminal law foundations of domestic violence and sexual criminal law, in cooperation with the Supreme People’s Procuratorate. The course formed part of a multi-day training programme […]

Study Tour of the Budgetary Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on the subject of national debt and property tax

24/05/2025

Many municipalities in China are heavily indebted and suffer from a lack of revenue. The Chinese leadership is therefore trying to keep public debt under control, especially that of local governments, and is considering introducing a property tax to strengthen the financial power of municipalities. For this reason, the Budget Affairs Commission (BAC) of the Standing Committee of the National […]

Training course on judicial methodology in Civil law in Beijing

18/04/2025

From 14 to 18 April 2025, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Program of GIZ and the National Judges College jointly organized a one-week training course on German judicial methodology in civil law in Beijing. In the course, 151 Chinese judges from all over China learned the law application methods proved and tested in German legal training and legal practice. Under the […]

Training Course on judicial Methodology in Criminal Law in Beijing

13/12/2024

From the 09th until the 13th of December 2024, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Program and the National Judges College in Beijing jointly organized a training course on judicial methodology in criminal law. Around 100 Chinese judges from all over the country participated and were introduced to the German methodology on the application of law. Under the guidance of Dr. Marco […]

Training course on German criminal law and criminal procedure law in Nanning

08/11/2024

On November 8, 2024, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Program of GIZ GmbH, in cooperation with the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, held a training course on German criminal law and criminal procedure law as part of a multi-day training event at the branch of the National Prosecutors’ College in Guangxi Province in Nanning. The course contributed to the participants’ understanding of German […]

Study Tour on State Liability Law by the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the PR China on Regulatory Impact Assessment and Public Participation in Legislation

01/11/2024

From October 28 to November 1, 2024, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme of GIZ, commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), organized a study visit to France and Germany for a delegation from the Legal Affairs Commission (LAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. The study visit focused on regulatory impact assessment (RIA) […]

Study visit on current reform considerations regarding criminal law and criminal proce-dure law by the delegation of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of the PRC to Ger-many and France.

28/10/2024

From October 23 to 28, 2024, a high-level Chinese delegation, including representatives of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, visited Germany and France to gain a better understanding of German criminal law and the judicial system. The visit comprised lectures, site visits, and expert discussions, giving the delegation the opportunity to gain deeper insights into the functioning of the German judiciary and […]

German-Chinese online dialog on the prohibition of discrimination in employment law

26/09/2024

4 On 26 September 2024, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme organized an online dialogue in Beijing on the topic of “Prohibition of Discrimination in Labour Law” in cooperation with the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (SPC). Participants included judges from the 1st Civil Division of the Supreme People’s Court and the Second Intermediate People’s Court of […]

Study Tour of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the Na-tional People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on the Codification of Envi-ronmental Law

07/09/2024

To support the codification of environmental law in China, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme of GIZ, commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), organized a one-week study tour for a delegation of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to Germany and Finland. The background of this visit is the […]

Study Tour on State Liability Law by the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the PR China, July 10–17, 2024

17/07/2024

On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme of GIZ organized a study visit to Berlin and Munich on the topic of state liability law for a delegation from the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress from July 10 to 17, 2024. The six-member delegation […]

Training Course on judicial Methodology in Civil Law in Beijing

12/07/2024

From the 08th until the 12th of July 2024, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme conducted a training course on judicial methodology in civil law for the National Judges College in Beijing. 37 high-qualified young judges from all over the country and 2 colleges of the National Judges College, designated for a master or PhD programme at the City University of […]

Study Tour of the Budgetary Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on the subject of national debt

09/07/2024

Together with the Budgetary Affairs Commission (BAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Program of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH organized a study tour on the subject of national debt on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) from June […]

Training course on Sino-German Commercial Law

28/06/2024

From 24 to 28 June 2024, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme, together with the Treaty and Law Department of the Ministry of Commerce (TLD MofCom), held an annual training course on business law. The five-day training course was attended by 33 civil servants from various departments MofCom, who will also be able to pass on their knowledge to colleagues as […]

Study tour of the National Judges’ College on the topic of “The judge as guarantor of the rule of law”

23/06/2024

On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ’s Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme organized a study tour to Germany and Spain for a delegation from the National Judges’ College from 16 to 23 June 2024. The five-member delegation was led by Mr. LI Chengbin, Head of the Teaching and Research Department for Civil and Commercial […]

Delegation of the Budgetary Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress visits Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom for ex-change on modernization of tax administration

08/06/2024

From May 30 to June 8, 2024, a six-member delegation from the Budgetary Affairs Commission (BAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress visited Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom. The topic of the fact-finding trip was the modernization of financial administration. The Tax Collection and Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China forms the basis for […]

Study Tour on Strengthening the Legal Framework for Climate Protection and the Ener-gy Transition Brings NPC Delegation to Germany and Brussels

05/06/2024

From May 30 to June 5, 2024, a six-member delegation from the Legislative Affairs Commission (LAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China visited Germany and Belgium. The focus of this study tour was the legal framework for strengthening climate protection, promoting the energy transition, and ensuring energy security. Chinese Interest in the Topic: Since the […]

Study Tour on Strengthening the Legal Framework for Climate Protection and the Ener-gy Transition Brings NPC Delegation to Germany and Brussels

29/05/2024

From May 23 to 29, 2024, a six-member delegation from the Legislative Affairs Commission (LAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) visited Germany and Italy. The theme of the study tour was combating environmental pollution in the context of codifying China’s environmental legislation. Chinese Interest in the Topic: Since the implementation of the reform and opening-up […]

Training course on judicial methodology in Civil law in Beijing

19/04/2024

From the 15th until the 19th of April 2024 a training course on judicial methodology in civil law took place at the National Judges College in Beijing. Around 153 Chinese judges from all over the country participated and were introduced to the German methodology on the application of law. Under the guidance of Dr. Marco Haase, director of the Sino-German […]