On the evening of 17 December, the 64th Wenrui Law Lecture was held in the conference room on the fourth floor of the Law School of Southeast University. Professor Bai Jiayu, Professor of Nankai University Law School and Director of Marine Maritime Rule of Law and Sustainable Development Research Centre, gave a special lecture on the topic of ‘China's Participation in the International Legal Regulation of Arctic Governance: Historical Experience and Future Orientation’. The lecture was hosted by Associate Professor Ye Quan of the Law School of Southeast University, and Associate Professor Zhang Yue of the Law School was the guest speaker.

Professor Bai Jiayu introduced the basic jurisprudence of the Arctic from Article 234 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Polar Rules, the Treaty of Spitsbergen, and other relevant provisions. Subsequently, Prof Bai Jiayu elaborated the theoretical basis for China's participation in Arctic governance as a non-coastal state from the perspectives of Arctic governance from the perspective of international law-making theory and China's role from the perspective of state-role theory. Finally, Prof. Bai Jiayu gave an in-depth explanation of China's Arctic policy and analysed in detail the future orientation of China's participation in Arctic governance in light of China's historical experience in Arctic governance. In the talk session, Associate Professor Zhang Yue pointed out that Professor Bai Jiayu's lecture focused on Article 234 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, but in analysing the issues, he linked up the international law issues related to it, which enabled everyone to have a more direct perception of the three-dimensionality of international law. In the interactive exchange session, students on the spot asked questions around the geographical scope of the application of Article 234 of UNCLOS, whether the article can continue to apply after the melting of the Arctic glaciers, and how China can better participate in international affairs in the context of the transformation of the international order, etc. Professor Bai Jiayu gave patient and meticulous answers with her own research experience.

At the end of the lecture, Associate Professor Ye Quan expressed his sincere thanks to Professor Bai Jiayu, and said that Professor Bai's lecture was rich in content, broad in scope, and adaptable, showing a vivid picture of the theory and practice of international law, and giving teachers and students in the audience a clearer understanding of China's participation in the Arctic governance of international legal issues. The lecture was successfully concluded with warm applause.

(Pan Zhuoying)