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Mr. Hector Villagran from Latin America Visits Beijing Jingsh Law Firm to Discuss Close Cooperation and Jointly Promote Multidisciplinary Investment Projects in South America

On July 6, 2023, Mr. Hector Villagran, the representative of HARTMANN HARTMANN law firm in Venezuela and VILLAGRAN LARA ATTORNEYS law firm in Ecuador, visited Beijing Jingsh Law Firm to discuss cooperation in multiple fields of projects. Lawyers Wan Jiaxing, Liu Cheng, Kang Yalan, and Lin Yujing from Jingsh Law Firm attended the meeting.

Mr. Hector Villagran is the representative of the HARTMANN HARTMANN Venezuela law firm and senior partner at the law firm VILLAGRAN LARA ATTORNEYS in Ecuador. He holds legal qualifications as Lawyer graduated from Universidad de Guayaquil in Ecuador and LLM in Chinese Law from Tsinghua University in China and had served as the Minister of Transportation of Ecuador and Director of the Commerce Department of the Ecuadorian Embassy in China. He is currently an Honorary Professor at Beijing Language and Culture University and Deputy Director of the Latin American Center at International Cooperation and Exchange Department.

Lawyer Wan Jiaxing introduced the historical development and internationalization process of Jingsh Law Firm in the past three years for Mr. Hector Villagran. Mr. Hector affirmed the achievements of Jingsh Law Firm. During the meeting, Mr. Hector Villagran explained the current investment opportunities and policies in Ecuador and Venezuela, and both sides conducted in-depth discussions on cooperation in various fields.

Mr. Hector Villagran said that the "the Belt and Road" initiative of the Chinese government has received extensive attention and support from the international community in recent years. Mr. Hector specifically mentioned the call in Chinese government documents for China to cooperate with South American countries “Deeply tap the potential of bilateral trade, promote trade between China and Latin American and Caribbean countries in characteristic advantageous goods, high value-added products, and technology intensive products, strengthen cooperation in service trade and e-commerce. Negotiate various trade facilitation arrangements, including free trade agreements, responsibly manage trade frictions, and promote the healthy and balanced development and structural diversification of China Latin American trade.” Under the initiative of the "the Belt and Road", Mr. Hector is committed to deepening the friendly relations between South American countries and China and broadening the development field. Mr. Hector gave a detailed introduction to Venezuela and Ecuador's superior resources, beautiful geographical environment, kind-hearted and simple customs, and highly promising characteristic industries. He also elaborated on the government's policy issues related to investment. Mr. Hector proposed that the two governments have long been committed to building a stable political environment, sustainable economic development, and a sound investment environment for cooperation mechanisms. In particular, he himself actively participated in the "the Belt and Road" policy and contributed to strengthening multi-field and multi-level cooperation.

Lawyer Liu Cheng expressed admiration and recognition for Mr. Hector Villagran's efforts, and conveyed to Mr. Hector the cordial greetings of Lawyer Lin Caihong, Director of the Management Committee of Beijing Jingsh Law Firm. Jingsh Law Firm respects the concept of professional development in the global legal service network layout process. By enhancing mutual trust and expanding in-depth cooperation with experienced local law firms, the international service system of Jingsh Law Firm has reached a higher level of professional service. With the joint efforts of various international branches in Beijing, the law firm has received widespread praise and recognition from its clients. The vigorous development of the Jingsh International Service System inspires every foreign-related lawyer to constantly strive forward.

The two sides then conducted constructive discussions on the cooperation of projects related to petroleum industry, mining industry, real estate, tourism investment and exchanged resources in related fields. Mr. Hector Villagran expressed the hope that both parties can engage in close strategic cooperation and exchange on relevant issues, legal resources, investment projects, and other aspects. Both sides have reached a consensus on continuing cooperation, and Jingsh Law Firm will continue to assist in providing more high-quality and efficient legal services for extensive cooperation between the two countries.