Trade and Investment Law in China (LAWS90052)

Trade and Investment Laws govern regulation of free trade and liberalisation and protection of investment. They are two of the most important and fast-developing legal subjects in China. This subject focuses on the nature, context and evolution of trade and investment law-making and enforcement in China with emphasis on several specific legal issues such as trade in goods, trade in services, intellectual property, trade remedies, government procurement, foreign investment entry into China, investment protection, promotion and administration, national security review, and trade and investment dispute resolution, The latest developments such as the pilot free trade zones and the new proposal to amend foreign investment legislation will also be explored. This subject is taught from the perspectives of both Chinese legal reform and policy change and the evolution of international trade and investment systems. The lecturer is from a leading international law institute in China and was a practising lawyer in China.

Principal topics include:

• Nature, evolution and context of trade and investment law in China
• Tariff and non-tariff barriers measures
• Intellectual property
• Trade in services
• Anti-dumping, subsidies and countervailing
• Government procurement
• Foreign investment entry into China
• Establishment and operation of foreign investment companies
• Foreign investment protection and promotion
• Administration and national security review
• Trade and investment dispute resolution
• Pilot free trade zones in China
• New proposal to revise foreign investment law.