Held on 20 July 2022, the Third China-ASEAN Justice Forum was themed ‘Establishing a High-Level Judicial Cooperation Platform to Jointly Build the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road’. It was hosted by the SPC in a hybrid format, with participants attending in person in Nanning, China, as well as via online means.
Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon delivered the opening remarks at the forum. The Presiding Judge of the State Courts, Justice Vincent Hoong, also delivered a speech titled ‘Promoting Cross-Border Online Litigation to Provide Judicial Assistance for Pandemic Prevention and Control and Economic Recovery’, which highlighted the positive effects of online litigation to offset restrictions incurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.