How to avoid your treaty obligations in one easy step: lessons from China

It is difficult to overstate the egregiousness of the Chinese government’s latest move against Gui Minhai, the Swedish writer and…

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Why are heroes so important in narrative construction of public crises?

Yesterday, a reporter asked me: Why do state media and officials praise individuals for their heroic actions in a public…

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Wuhan police “letter of reprimand” to Li Wenliang: translation and analysis

Li Wenliang is the doctor who first began spreading word of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan (through a WeChat group)…

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Robert Lewis on the new Foreign Investment Law: a full employment bill for lawyers

Robert Lewis, an experienced China lawyer now Senior International Counsel at the Zhong Lun law firm, gave an interesting talk…

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Dog bites man: Party influence over business harms firm value

That sound you hear is the sigh of contentment upon seeing all my prejudices confirmed. Hey, I’m only human. But…

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Expert analysis of intellectual property issues in the US-China trade agreement

By “expert” I mean, of course, not me but Mark Cohen, a leading authority in all matters relating to Chinese…

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The Luo Daiqing case (jailed in China for tweeting in the US): Was my analysis wrong? Maybe.

There is a saying in Chinese about tossing out a brick in order to attract jade (抛砖引玉). It means to…

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Chinese law in Salt Lake City, Feb. 5

For The China Collection‘s vast Utah readership, the following may be of interest: a discussion of legal issues of doing…

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Chinese student at University of Minnesota jailed for tweets made while in the US: a legal analysis

More bad news for those who claim that China’s political system is of no concern to those outside of China:…

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Good analysis of US-China trade deal

The internet is awash with analyses of the US-China trade deal; here’s a very good one from Weihuan Zhou and…

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