Who exactly is “the state” in China?

One of the interesting issues that has cropped up in the various lawsuits filed in US courts against “China” (broadly…

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Great tool for analyzing changes in the Civil Code

The Beida Fabao website has posted an excellent tool for analyzing the recently promulgated Civil Code, showing the history of,…

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Meng Wanzhou loses in BC Supreme Court

Meng Wanzhou lost her bid to end extradition proceedings on the grounds that her acts, as alleged, would not constitute…

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A guide to China’s draft Civil Code

The National People’s Congress is reviewing a draft Civil Code as we speak. Here to guide you through it in…

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Margaret Lewis, “Criminalizing China”

“People and entities who have connections to the governing party-state structure of the PRC have engaged in trade secret theft…

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The Supreme People’s Court has effectively stopped being an appeal court as of right

An increased minimum amount-in-controversy requirement for Higher People’s Courts means that almost all cases will have to start at the…

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Criminal convictions for “stirring up ethnic hatred”: startling statistics

Not surprisingly, ethnic minorities are convicted of the crime of stirring up ethnic hatred at a far higher rate than…

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Who controls Huawei? Another look

A new paper by Tim Rühlig provides the most detailed analysis of the governance structure of Huawei that has been…

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Discussion: how come China’s courts acquitted more people during the Cultural Revolution than they do now?

Prof. Clarke’s recent post show that the acquittal rates in 1966-1969 were nearly 25 times higher than that of 2013-2016.…

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Just out: a thoughtful paper on Taiwan’s regulatory response to the COVID-19 pandemic

I just came across this paper, posted April 21, 2020 on the Social Science Research Network: Lin, Ching-Fu; Wu, Chien-Huei;…

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