Professor Gao Xiang from the College, as the Executive Chairman of the Commercial Law and Practice Commission of the China Chamber of International Commerce (ICC China), attended the Spring Work Meeting of the Commercial Law and Practice Commission (CLP Commission) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) online on the evening of 23 April, 2020 China Standard Time.

Nearly 70 theoretical and practical experts from China, the US, Germany, France, Austria, Italy and other countries attended the meeting. The meeting was moderated by the CLP Commission Chair Ercüment Erdem. The discussion focused on ICC's work in response to Covid-19, the progress of the drafting of the ICC B2C Network Sales Terms, the key contents of the Force Majeure and Hardship Provisions 2020, the promotion of Incoterms® 2020, and the status quo of digital development in the EU.

As an expert in the translation and revision of the Force Majeure and Hardship Provisions 2020(Chinese version), Gao Xiang discussed with the participants the exact meaning of the terms in the provisions and the considerations behind the terms.