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Month: May 2017

Van Vollenhoven Institute (Leiden) seeks law professor; possible China focus

May 19, 2017 Donald Clarke Leave a comment

I have received the following announcement: Leiden University’s Van Vollenhoven Institute is hiring a Professor of Law, Governance and Development,…

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Posted in: Internships and employment opportunities Filed under: Van Vollenhoven Institute

Pro-Beijing lawyer says Hong Kong’s subsoil not under Hong Kong’s jurisdiction

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In what will surely go down in legal history as one of the silliest arguments ever advanced without giggling, Alan…

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Posted in: Hong Kong, Law Filed under: Basic Law

China’s land counterrevolution

May 17, 2017 Donald Clarke Leave a comment

A piece I wrote on recent developments in Chinese land law just got published in the web edition of Foreign…

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Posted in: Law Filed under: land, real estate

USTR seeks trade enforcement analyst focused on China

May 15, 2017 Donald Clarke Leave a comment

[MAY 16TH UPDATE: Note that several positions are open, not just one. They are looking ideally for someone with a graduate…

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Posted in: Internships and employment opportunities Filed under: USTR

Why predictions of the RMB becoming an international reserve currency are overhyped: a data point

May 13, 2017 Donald Clarke Leave a comment

Yesterday the Wall Street Journal reported that brokerages and funds in Shanghai and Shenzhen had received instructions from securities regulators…

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Posted in: Finance, Law Filed under: financial markets, financial regulation

Jerome Cohen’s memoirs, chapter 2

May 12, 2017 Donald Clarke Leave a comment

Just about anyone reading this blog will know that Jerry Cohen is one of the founders of Chinese law studies…

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Posted in: Law Filed under: Jerome Cohen

The tightening squeeze on freedom of speech

May 3, 2017 Donald Clarke Leave a comment

It used to be confidently asserted by many that there was a lot of freedom of speech in China provided…

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Posted in: Law Filed under: freedom of speech, picking quarrels, Xi Jinping

2016 Annual Report on Demolition in China

May 2, 2017 Donald Clarke 1 Comment

Here’s something interesting I just came across: the 2016 Annual Report on Demolition in China (2016中国拆迁年度报告). Apparently it’s the seventh…

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Posted in: Law Filed under: demolitions, housing, real estate, takings

Announcing The China Collection

May 1, 2017 Donald Clarke 2 Comments

The China Collection is a group blog focusing mainly on modern China — more specifically, law, politics, economics, and finance…

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