China’s domestic market demand has been keeping weak since 2023. More and more Chinese companies are looking for new opportunities in overseas market, especially in the Asia Pacific region, expecting to duplicate their success in the past years in China. Can Chinese investments find more opportunities in other Asian markets? What challenges do they have to face in the diversified environments in the regions? This session will provide a broader picture from different perspectives of the new trends of China’s outbound investment in Asia and the related hot topics, trying to provide a vivid vision to the audience which goes beyond the specific legal issues in specialised legal areas. The discussion will focus on the changes of industries which attracts China’s investments, the challenges of legal and compliance issues they have to face and the social responsibilities that Chinese investors undertake in the local community. Recent cases will also be studied during the discussion.