2025 Symposium on International Maritime Dispute Settlement and International Law was Held in Beijing

On December 1, 2025 Symposium on International Maritime Dispute Settlement and International Law was held in Beijing. Co-hosted by the Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance (Huayang Center) and the China Oceanic Development Foundation, the event brought together nearly 300 participants, including representatives from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the United Nations International Law Commission, and the International Seabed Authority, as well as scholars from universities and think tanks, government officials, diplomats from foreign embassies and consulates in China, and members of the media from China, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal, Australia, Germany, Austria, Burundi, Cameroon, and Nicaragua.