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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

27/11/2023

The German-Chinese Online Workshop on Direct Selling took place on November 27, 2023. It was organized by the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme of GIZ GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, in collaboration with the Price Supervision and Anti-unfair Competition Bureau / Office for the Regulating Direct Selling and Combating Pyramid Selling of the State […]

22/10/2023

From October 15 to 22 2023, a six-member delegation from the Budgetary Affairs Commission (BAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress visited Germany and Portugal. The topic of the delegation trip was the management of public debt at the subnational level. On China’s interest in the subject: The growth model of the People’s Republic of China has […]

20/07/2023

On 19 and 20 July 2023, the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Program of GIZ held a workshop on the topic of “non-tax revenue” on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) at the “German Center” in Beijing. The hybrid event with the virtual participation of experts from Germany was jointly organized with the Budget Affairs Commission […]

15/12/2022

On December 15th, 2022, GIZ’s Sino-German Legal Cooperation Program conducted a workshop on how to design a fair and financially sustainable statutory pension system. On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the workshop was jointly implemented with the Budget Affairs Commission (BAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the PR China, […]

24/11/2022

The Sino-German Legal Cooperation Program of GIZ, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, in cooperation with the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of the People’s Republic of China, hosted a dialogue event on the topic of fines on November 23 and 24. In his opening remarks, Mr. Guo Lixin, Head of the Theoretical Research Institute of the […]

22/11/2022

From 21st to 22nd of November 2022, GIZ’s Sino-German Legal Cooperation Program conducted an online workshop on how to design taxes and other levies to best promote green development. On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the workshop was jointly organized with the Budget Affairs Commission (BAC) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress […]

14/11/2022

On 14 November 2022, the online workshop on circular economy law and the closing event for the study “The Current Status and Prospects of Circular Economy Law in Germany and the EU” was held. The event was organised by the Sino-German Legal Cooperation Programme of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for […]

31/08/2022

Ensuring energy security is an essential factor in the success of the low-carbon energy transition around the world. Both Germany and China have faced energy security challenges in the last twelve months: Germany due to the urgent need to substitute gas and oil supplies, and China due to energy and electricity supply shortages in late 2021. Both Germany and China […]