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Gansu courts expand legal services for cross-border trade and transport
Courts in Gansu, a province in northwest China, are strengthening support for businesses involved in international trade and transport.
This year, they have concluded 24 cases involving cross-border investment, trade and freight linked to the Belt and Road Initiative.
The cases include disputes over contracts, plant varieties and international rail transport.
Lanzhou is a transport hub, and freight trains from its international land port connect with more than 20 countries and regions.
Over the past five years, railway courts in Lanzhou have handled 6,074 railway-related cases and helped businesses recover nearly 435 million yuan.
They have also set up services near logistics and customs operations so disputes can be resolved locally, often through mediation.
Gansu courts say they will continue working with trade and customs bodies to support international business and the province’s links with markets to the west.
Gansu courts have concluded 24 cases involving Belt and Road cross-border investment, international trade and international freight transport since the start of 2026.
The courts are expanding legal services to support trade and transport links with countries to the west of China.
Railway courts in Lanzhou have handled disputes through mediation and on-site services at the Gansu (Lanzhou) International Land Port.
Over the past five years, Lanzhou railway courts handled 6,074 railway-related cases and helped companies recover nearly 435 million yuan.
The courts have also set up liaison mechanisms with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade’s Gansu committee and Lanzhou Customs.
- Who
- Gansu courts, including the Lanzhou railway courts, are providing the services.
- What
- They are strengthening legal support for cross-border investment, trade and transport disputes.
- When
- The report was published on October 10, 2026. The courts said they had concluded 24 relevant cases since the start of the year.
- Where
- Gansu province, including the Gansu (Lanzhou) International Land Port.
- Why
- To support Gansu’s opening to the west and provide a stable legal environment for international commerce.
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The court has deepened coordination between justice and industry to promote substantive resolution of disputes and provide a stable, predictable judicial environment for international commercial activities.
Gansu courts concluded 24 cases involving Belt and Road cross-border investment, international trade and international freight transport.
Lanzhou railway courts handled 6,074 railway-related cases, with a 71.41% settlement or withdrawal rate in railway civil and commercial cases.
China’s Supreme People’s Court News Bureau organized a media visit in Lanzhou.
China News Service published its report on Gansu courts’ foreign-related judicial services.
- Relevant cases concluded in 2026
- 24
- Railway cases handled in Lanzhou over five years
- 6,074
- Settlement or withdrawal rate in railway civil and commercial cases
- 71.41%
- Economic losses recovered for railway companies
- Nearly 435 million yuan
- International freight train destinations
- More than 20 countries and regions
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