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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US Supreme Court agrees to hear Vitamin C case

The Supreme Court decided today to hear a very important case revolving around the issue of how much deference US…

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“Market economy status” in China’s WTO Protocol of Accession: No, the rule in Article 15(a) didn’t disappear after 2016

There’s currently a debate over whether China’s WTO trading partners should grant it “market economy status” (MES). The significance of…

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Lectures on Law of the Sea and sovereignty issues

My colleague Sean Murphy has recorded a series of lectures on international legal issues highly relevant to China’s sovereignty and…

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Chinese Grammar Matters: A Response to Julian Ku

Prof. Julian Ku yesterday suggested on Lawfare (“Grammar Matters: Did China Really Declare that the Entire Sino-UK Joint Declaration is “Not…

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