The first session of the 2023 JCICEL Conference on 'Building Back Better: China’s Policy and Legal Approaches and Global Implications', saw speakers Professor Chenying Zhang (Tsinghua University), Associate Professor Kun Fan (UNSW Law & Justice), Dr Lu Wang (UNSW Law & Justice), and Chair Professor Deborah Healey (UNSW Law & Justice) discuss 'Recent developments in China’s Approaches to Global Economic Governance.' Opening remarks were held by Associate Professor Jun Long (Tsinghua University) and Professor Christine Forster (UNSW Law & Justice).