Liu Xueqi — Dispute Resolution Lawyer in Xiamen

This practice profile fits Xiamen’s role as a coastal commercial and logistics hub. Maritime work in Xiamen can involve cargo owners, freight forwarders, shipowners, charterers, insurers, importers, exporters and project companies. A dispute may require rapid local action even where the underlying contract selects arbitration abroad. For example, a claimant may need to preserve evidence, secure a vessel, obtain guarantees or take other maritime preservation measures in China while the merits are decided in Singapore, Hong Kong or another forum.

Liu’s cross-border investment practice also has an operational focus. Her profile describes work for Chinese companies establishing and developing businesses in overseas markets, including projects involving real estate development, corporate establishment, acquisition and long-term operating support. She advises in sectors where legal work must be coordinated with land, construction, financing, imports and local licensing rather than limited to equity documents.

One representative matter described in her official profile involves consulting for a Chinese enterprise’s real-estate development project in Saudi Arabia, including land acquisition and construction issues. Her work also includes full-process overseas investment support in ASEAN and other jurisdictions. These matters are relevant to Chinese manufacturers and trading groups that increasingly use Southeast Asia and Middle Eastern markets as production, logistics or sales bases.

Her maritime and logistics experience complements that outbound-investment work. A manufacturing project abroad often requires equipment export, chartering, carriage, project cargo and insurance. If a dispute occurs, the legal strategy may need to preserve rights in one jurisdiction while arbitration or litigation proceeds in another. A lawyer comfortable with maritime security and cross-border dispute mechanisms can help prevent the merits proceeding from becoming commercially irrelevant because the counterparty has no reachable assets.

Liu’s profile also includes international arbitration. Arbitration clauses are common in shipping, commodity, construction and cross-border investment contracts. Yet arbitration does not eliminate the need for local court support. Parties may require interim measures, evidence preservation, recognition or enforcement. In maritime matters, vessel arrest can be especially important because the ship may leave the jurisdiction within hours or days.

That makes procedure critical. A claimant considering ship arrest in China must determine whether the underlying claim falls within the statutory categories of maritime claims, which maritime court has jurisdiction over the vessel, what security the claimant must provide, and what damages may arise if the arrest is wrongful. The claimant also needs to understand how an arrest interacts with the foreign arbitration clause: the goal is to secure the claim without accidentally undermining the agreed merits forum.

Liu’s cross-border work across multiple regions also suggests an ability to coordinate local foreign counsel. An outbound project often requires Chinese counsel to handle China-side investment procedures, financing and contracts while host-country lawyers address land, licensing and local corporate law. The legal team must ensure that closing conditions and project obligations match across jurisdictions.

For maritime clients, speed is often as important as the ultimate merits. A ship may remain in Xiamen or another Chinese port only briefly. If a claimant intends to seek vessel arrest, it needs a prepared claim file, evidence of the maritime request, translated or authenticated documents where necessary and a realistic plan for applicant security. Waiting until the vessel is scheduled to sail can leave too little time to complete those steps.

Liu’s cross-border investment work also gives context to shipping claims connected with overseas projects. Chinese companies building factories or property projects abroad frequently move large equipment by sea. Delay, damage, chartering disputes or freight-forwarding issues can affect construction milestones and financing. Counsel familiar with both the underlying investment and maritime security can evaluate whether a shipping dispute is an isolated claim or a project-critical event requiring coordinated remedies.

Her experience in international arbitration is relevant because maritime contracts often select a foreign arbitral seat while assets are located elsewhere. A claimant must distinguish the forum deciding liability from the court capable of preserving property. China’s maritime procedure allows specialized local measures that can support a foreign arbitration without requiring the merits to be litigated in China. That separation should be understood at contract-drafting stage so the parties do not assume that an arbitration clause eliminates local court remedies.

Her profile is also relevant to companies that need one counsel to understand both the underlying project and the emergency remedy. A shipping dispute linked to an overseas factory, construction project or equipment movement cannot always be separated cleanly from the investment itself. When vessel security, arbitration and project continuity interact, the legal advice is more useful if the lawyer can assess the commercial dependency as well as the maritime procedure.