First they came for the Canadians…

I have just published an op-ed in the Washington Post on the cases of detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael…

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The Huawei arrest case: what if China did the same thing?

In my part of the internet, the wires are burning up over the arrest in Canada, for extradition to the…

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Controversy about Chinese students at Bard College: not what it appears to be on the surface

I’ve never been to Bard College, but it has always been a little special to me, since that’s where Donald…

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No, new Xinjiang legislation does not legalize detention centers

A lot of recent news reporting and commentary has been saying that recent Xinjiang legislation has legalized the mass detention…

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The Xinjiang Initiative

The Xinjiang Initiative is a project to raise awareness about the terrible things happening in Xinjiang right now. I urge…

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Cornell Law School seeks professor specializing in “Far East law and culture”

I use quotation marks not to be ironic, but simply because that’s how they describe the post. I assume it’s…

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University of British Columbia Faculty of Law (Peter A. Allard School of Law) seeks professor of Chinese law

Looks like a great opportunity for the right person. Lots of Chinese law talent there already; I’m surprised (but gratified)…

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Congratulations to Oxford prof Matthew Erie for big grant on “Illiberal Law & Development: China and the World”

Here’s the announcement.

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City University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law seeks dean

Here’s the announcement. My understanding is that they would prefer someone who knows something about Chinese law.

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Two new senior China positions open at the US government

Here’s the announcement and description on Mark Cohen’s ChinaIPR blog.

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