On 27 November 2025, Dandan Fei moderated the tenth Russia-Belarus outbound business salon in Shenzhen. Fei is Executive Secretary-General and Chief Legal Counsel of the Shenzhen Sci-Tech Promotion Association and a partner at Guantao Law Firm. More than 60 representatives from companies, investment institutions and professional-service organisations discussed market entry, industrial-park policy, cross-border compliance and local operations.
A compliance-led discussion of the Russia-Belarus market
Fei introduced the programme and structured the discussion around the questions companies need to test before committing to an overseas project: the applicable policy conditions, the transaction route and the compliance boundaries. Her previous work with a state-owned cross-border investment platform also informed the practical framing of the session.
Hu Zheng, the first chief executive of the China-Belarus Great Stone Industrial Park, reviewed the park's development, industrial focus and tax, customs and foreign-exchange policies. The 91.5-square-kilometre park had 159 resident companies at the time of the session. Yu Haichun, Dean of the Shenzhen Research Institute of the University of International Business and Economics, addressed sanctions spillover, market access, intellectual property, counterparty due diligence, contract drafting and the selection of neutral dispute-resolution venues.
Industrial-park policy and cross-border legal risk briefings
Turning market information into an investment decision
Ozon Global senior manager Jane Li presented platform data on Russian e-commerce. According to her remarks, the market grew by 36 per cent in 2024 and the platform had 60.5 million active users. Other speakers addressed China-Belarus business collaboration, cross-border e-commerce operations and proposed business visits.
Briefings on business collaboration and cross-border e-commerce
Fei continued to guide the discussion during the audience session. A recurring point was that policy incentives and market size are not sufficient grounds for investment on their own. Companies also need advance review of counterparties, payment routes, intellectual property, contract performance and dispute arrangements, supported by local advisers appropriate to the project.
