Held in Chongqing from July 30 to 31, 2025, the "2025 Forum on the Development of New Quality Productivity in the Automotive Industry" was co-hosted by China Certification & Inspection Group and China Economic Information Service of Xinhua News Agency. With the theme of "Developing New Quality Productivity and Paving the Way for the New Future of the Automotive Industry", this forum featured a series of events including closed-door think tank meetings, a main forum, parallel sub-forums, brand sharing sessions, government - enterprise matching meetings and achievement exhibitions. It gathered industry experts and industrial representatives to jointly explore new paths for the high-quality development of the automotive industry.

At the parallel forum themed “Globalization Strategy and Compliance Challenges”, Attorney Yang Pengfei, a partner of our law firm, was invited to deliver a speech. He noted that as Chinese automobile companies are ramping up their global expansion efforts, legal counsel are playing a pivotal role. They must not only integrate the experience and resources accumulated from the global expansion of the automobile industry, but also ensure the effective management of relevant institutions.

Attorney Yang Pengfei holds the view that the role of legal counsel is mainly reflected in six aspects, which are rooted in the entire life cycle of enterprises' global expansion. Firstly, providing country-specific reports, conducting legal environment research, and carrying out legal feasibility studies on business models. Secondly, integrating resources such as foreign law firms, consulting institutions, accounting firms, and taxation firms. Thirdly, optimizing the structural design related to global expansion, investment and financing, capital market access, and family wealth inheritance. Fourthly, offering professional legal services for enterprises at their investment destinations. Fifthly, providing comprehensive intellectual property services. Sixthly, responding to technical, tariff and other sanctions imposed by different countries or regions, and resolving litigation and non-litigation disputes involving business cooperation, labor disputes, and intellectual property rights.

As a large-scale comprehensive law firm covering China and connecting the world, TAHOTA Law Firm is also one of the earliest Chinese law firms to go global and explore the international legal service market. It has overseas offices in Hong Kong (China), Nepal, Washington D.C., Sydney, Bangkok, Vientiane, Islamabad and other locations, with resident lawyers in Paris and Tokyo respectively. TAHOTA’s overseas layout is committed to providing high-quality legal services to countries along the "Belt and Road" Initiative, safeguarding Chinese enterprises in their global expansion. Looking ahead, Taihe Tai Law Firm will continue to uphold the principle of "Professionalism as the Bridge, Sincerity as the Bond", empowering Chinese enterprises to go global and achieve high-quality cross-border development!