On March 30,2016,the ninth National Lawyers'Congress,the highest level conference of the Chinese lawyer industry,was held in the Great Hall of the People.354 lawyers attended the conference as representatives of more than 24000 law firms and 300000 lawyers nationwide.Meng Jianzhu,member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of the Political and Legal Commission of the Central Committee,Guo Shengkun,Minister of Public Security,Zhou Qiang,President of the Supreme People's Court,Cao Jianming,Procurator General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate,and Wu Aiying,Minister of Justice,attended the meeting.The conference recognized 200 outstanding lawyers nationwide,and Xie Xiangyang,a senior partner of Gaopeng(Shanghai)Law Firm,won this honor.The current selection(2011-2014)is characterized by the breadth and typicality of lawyer representatives,and the fierce competition.It can be regarded as the highest official honor of the Chinese lawyer industry.

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