The Launching Ceremony of CASS-Montreal University China Law Research Center Held in Montreal, Canada

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On October 6, 2017, the Launching Ceremony of CASS-Montreal University China Law Research Center was held in Montreal, Canada. The ceremony was attended by Professor Li Lin, Director of CASS Law Institute, Professor Guy Lefebvre, Vice President of Montreal University, Professor Jean-Francois Gaudreault-DesBiens, Vice Dean of the Law School of Montreal University, Mr. Peng Jingtao, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate in Montreal, and Mr. Xiong Sheng, Director of the Section on Education, Science and Culture of the Chinese Consulate in Montreal. In a speech given at the ceremony, Professor Lefebvre reviewed the cooperation between Montreal University and CASS, fully affirmed the results of such cooperation, and hoped that the establishment of the Center would be a new starting point of this cooperation. In this speech, Professor Gaudreault-DesBiens called the CASS the “Crown Jewel” in the field of philosophy and social science in China and expressed his confidence that the establishment of the Center would promote the more efficient cooperation between his Law School and CASS Law Institute; on behalf of the Chinese Consulate in Montreal, Mr. Peng Jingtao extended his congratulations to the Chinese and Canadian scholars on the establishment of the Center and thanked them for their contributions in promoting the friendship between China and Canada, and hoped that the newly established Center would make even greater contribution to the exchange between China and Canada in the field of humanities. In his speech, Professor Li Lin pointed out that the purpose of establishing the CASS-Montreal University China Law Research Center is to promote the internationalization of the Chinese social sciences and strengthen the comparative study of the Chinese Road and Chinese issues, so as to enable the world to better understand China and China to better integrate itself into the world community. Under the joint efforts of the CASS Law Institute and Montreal University, the Center will become an important base for the academic exchange between Chinese and Canadian scholars of philosophy and social sciences and an important think tank for the cooperation between China and Canada. The scope of activity of the Center will cover all fields of philosophy and social sciences but legal science will be the priority field for exchange and cooperation of the Center. The establishment of the Center marked a new development in the exchange between China and Canada in the field of humanities, a new starting point in the cooperation between CASS and Montreal University, and a new chapter in the exchange and cooperation between Chinese and Canadian scholars in the research on Chinese law. He hoped that, with the joint efforts of the Chinese and Canadian counterparts, the Center would be built into a successful model of cooperation between China and Canada in the field of philosophy and social sciences.