On March 16th, the 6th China-Japan Seminar on Economic Criminal Law, hosted by Henan University (HENU), was held at the Zhongzhou International Hotel in Kaifeng. The seminar brought together experts and scholars from renowned universities such as Ritsumeikan University and Kyoto University in Japan, as well as Wuhan University and East China University of Political Science and Law in China. Xiangdong Zhang, Vice President of HENU, along with representatives from the International Affairs Office and the School of Law, totaling more than 50 participants, attended the seminar.

Xiangdong Zhang, on behalf of HENU, extended warm congratulations on the convening of the seminar. He emphasized the longstanding history and deep-rooted tradition of exchange and collaboration between Chinese and Japanese legal academia. HENU aims to capitalize on the opportunities presented by this seminar to foster stronger cooperation with esteemed domestic and international universities. Hongxian Mo, Academic Advisor of the Chinese Association of Criminal Law and Professor at Wuhan University, and Takaaki Matsumiya, President of the Japanese Association of Economic Criminal Law and Professor at Ritsumeikan University, delivered speeches respectively, expressing their anticipation and blessings for the in-depth exchanges between the Chinese and Japanese economic criminal law academia.

During the themed discussion session, several experts, including Professor Matsumiya Takaaki, Professor Wei Gao, Party Secretary of the School of Law at Yunnan University, and Professor Takayama Kanako from Kyoto University, delivered fascinating speeches on the illegality and infringement of legal interests in economic crimes, bribery offenses, and the protection of competition and criminal law, among other topics. The participating representatives engaged in profound and enthusiastic discussions centered around the themes.

At the closing ceremony, Professor Takayama Kanako and Professor Shoucai Hao from Henan University provided insightful academic summaries. Xia Liu, Deputy Dean of the School of Law, expressed gratitude to the experts and scholars.