FOTIMA GROUP Cooperates with Zhiheng (Chengdu) Law Firm
Deepen Belt and Road Collaboration and Explore New Horizons for Global Development
July 14, 2026 — FOTIMA GROUP has secured a significant strategic partner by concluding a special Belt and Road strategic cooperation agreement with Zhiheng (Chengdu) Law Firm, a leading legal service institution in Southwest China, with the formal signing ceremony successfully held. This landmark collaboration signals an all-round upgrade and expansion of the Group’s domestic localized service system, as well as its cross-border cooperation ecosystem spanning Southeast Asia and Central Asia. On the day of the event, Ms. Lu Yizhen, CEO of FOTIMA GROUP and visiting professor at Kazakhstan’s Al-Farabi University, Atyrau Oil and Gas University, Satbayev University and KazGASA University of Architecture & Construction, headed a delegation consisting of Ms. Gao Rong, Director of the Southwest Division of FOTIMA Belt and Road International Industry-Education Integration Center and Dean of the School of Public Legal Service Industry at Sichuan Vocational College of Modern Industry, and Mr. Zeng Ziquan, Assistant Dean of the school, to pay a visit to Zhiheng (Chengdu) Law Firm. The delegation received a warm welcome from Attorney Zhang Lin, Director of the Belt and Road Legal Center of Zhiheng (Chengdu) Law Firm, Attorney Sun Jiuhua, Deputy Director of the Center, and the firm’s core professional team. Through on-site inspections, in-depth panel discussions and the official signing of the strategic cooperation document, both parties established a long-term, stable and complementary partnership, further consolidating FOTIMA’s market foothold in Southwest China, linking its business layout in Southeast Asia and Central Asia, and fully supporting high-quality development under the Belt and Road Initiative.
During the site visit, accompanied by Attorney Zhang Lin and Attorney Sun Jiuhua, Ms. Lu Yizhen and her entourage inspected the office premises, supporting hardware and software facilities and overall operation of Zhiheng (Chengdu) Law Firm, and gained a comprehensive understanding of the firm’s functional layout, brand culture, specialized team development and achievements in foreign-related legal services. Close exchanges and thorough communication enabled FOTIMA’s team to fully recognize the law firm’s comprehensive strength, professional service philosophy and rich experience in cross-border legal practice, laying a solid foundation for cross-regional in-depth cooperation rooted in Sichuan, covering Southwest China and connecting markets in Southeast Asia and Central Asia, as well as offering robust support for FOTIMA to expand its partner ecosystem and optimize its cross-border service network.
In the panel discussion session, FOTIMA GROUP gave a full presentation covering its industrial heritage, global industrial layout, domestic regional development strategies and all-dimensional Belt and Road development blueprint. As an international enterprise with nearly 70 years of industrial heritage, FOTIMA GROUP specializes in high-precision sensor manufacturing and global supply chain services. Boasting years of market experience and a mature cross-border operation system, the Group has deeply integrated itself into industrial cooperation and trade exchanges along the Belt and Road. Drawing on its solid industrial capacity and global resources, the Group has maintained long-term ties with a host of top overseas higher education institutions in Kazakhstan including Al-Farabi University, Atyrau Oil and Gas University, Satbayev University and KazGASA University of Architecture & Construction, and pioneered an integrated development framework featuring technology, education, legal support and commercial services. The newly inaugurated Belt and Road International Industry-Education Integration Center in Sichuan represents a core strategic move of the Group to deepen its presence in Southwest China and connect resources from Southeast Asia and Central Asia. Beyond cultivating international vocational talents and setting a benchmark for Sino-Kazakh vocational education that delivers dual gains in professional skills and academic credentials, the center leverages the Group’s mature localized delivery capacity to provide Chinese enterprises venturing overseas with full-cycle services including compliance management, fiscal and tax planning, local operation support and resource matching, offering all-round assistance for enterprises to tap into markets across Southeast Asia and Central Asia.
Subsequently, the team from the Belt and Road Legal Center of Zhiheng (Chengdu) Law Firm shared details about the firm’s development history, achievements in specialized development and global legal service layout, with particular focus on its extensive practical experience in cross-border compliance, foreign-related risk control, cross-border capital structure design and resolution of international commercial disputes. FOTIMA GROUP spoke highly of the firm’s professional competence, industry reputation and track record in foreign-related legal services, stating that this partnership constitutes a pivotal strategic move for FOTIMA to strengthen its domestic layout in Southwest China and upgrade its service system for Southeast Asian markets. The two sides reached a full consensus to take this strategic cooperation as a new starting point to deeply integrate FOTIMA’s industrial resources, global market channels and strengths in industry-education integration with the law firm’s professional legal expertise, and forge an innovative integrated development model centered on legal services, industry and education. A long-term cooperation framework will be built covering overseas project incubation, capacity building for Chinese enterprises expanding into Southeast Asia and Central Asia, joint training of international talents and co-construction of industry-education training bases, so as to achieve three core breakthroughs: deeper penetration into the domestic market, expanded presence in Southeast Asia and accelerated development in Central Asia.
With all team members of both sides as witnesses, FOTIMA GROUP and Zhiheng (Chengdu) Law Firm formally signed the Belt and Road Project Cooperation Agreement, marking the official launch of their strategic partnership. Centered on Kazakhstan as the core foothold in Central Asia, this cooperation covers Russian-speaking countries including Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Russia, while establishing extensive links with multiple markets throughout Southeast Asia. Both parties will jointly build an integrated cross-border comprehensive service system covering legal, fiscal, tax and commercial support, connecting the inland heartland of Southwest China with Southeast Asia and Russian-speaking regions of Central Asia. Going forward, FOTIMA GROUP will leverage its industrial resources, localized delivery capacity and overseas university partnerships across Russian-speaking Central Asian nations, alongside its mature operational network in Southeast Asia, and combine these strengths with the specialized foreign-related legal expertise of Zhiheng (Chengdu) Law Firm. The joint initiative will precisely address key pain points confronting Chinese enterprises expanding into Southeast Asia and Central Asia, such as elevated compliance risks, obstacles to local market entry and difficulties in resolving cross-border disputes, delivering end-to-end safeguards for cross-border investment, trade collaboration and project implementation for enterprises based in the Sichuan-Chongqing region and nationwide. FOTIMA will continue to expand its domestic partner matrix and enrich its cross-border service coverage in Southeast Asia.
This strategic signing stands as a landmark milestone for FOTIMA GROUP to deepen its global market footprint, expand its cooperation ecosystem in Southeast Asia and refine its all-dimensional Belt and Road layout. Building upon this new partnership milestone, FOTIMA GROUP will continue to ramp up its deployment in key domestic regional markets, onboard more high-quality local partners, and further upgrade its dual-market service system covering Southeast Asia and Central Asia. By deeply integrating global industrial, educational, commercial and legal resources, FOTIMA GROUP will work hand in hand with Zhiheng (Chengdu) Law Firm to support enterprises’ internationalization through professional legal services, foster foreign-oriented talents via industry-education integration, continuously expand channels for Chinese enterprises to go global and perfect its worldwide service network. The partnership will empower more Chinese enterprises to consolidate domestic operations, scale up businesses in Southeast Asia and explore new opportunities in Central Asia, injecting sustained impetus into high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.
