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The article analyzes the legal mechanism for determining the legislation on the jurisdiction exercised by the People’s Courts of China in respect of civil and trade disputes involving foreign state based on the analysis of the latest version of the Civil Procedure Code of 2023, interpretations of the Supreme Court, as well as the general characteristics of the judicial system of the PRC. Special attention is paid to the issue of trying cases involving Russian persons in the state courts of China in the context of the intensification of Russia-China trade relations. It is concluded that the changes that have occurred in Chinese law in recent years in the field of determining jurisdiction are aimed at increasing the efficiency of civil and trade proceedings with foreign participation, better protection of the legitimate rights and interests of plaintiffs, as well as ensuring the sovereignty, security and development interests of China.