JJUA55268U Cancelled China and International Business Law

The goal of the course is to provide students with a theoretical understanding and a practical perspective of international business law, with a focus on the role of China's trade and investment policies and practice from a European perspective. As the world's second largest economy, China remains the largest trade partner of the EU; it is of importance to explore the growing impact of the mutual economic activities enabling the digital and green transition in China and the EU from a comparative perspective.

The course will mainly focus on three aspects:

1.  Basic concept of Chinese law and international business law, latest development of EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, China’s Belt and Road Innitiative (BRI) investment and sustainability policies, and China’s trade practice at the World Trade Organization;

2.  A Sino-European perspective is to be applied to analyze regulation of the global carbon market and investment opportunities in the two largest carbon markets towards low carbon societies;  

3.   Latest development of digital platforms and data compliance regulations in China and its implications for the EU in the business context.  

The course will provide cutting-edge fields of legal studies and research in carbon and digital markets in China and the EU, in order to help students who would like to work in such fields in global markets. It will also be useful for students to gain hands-on experience in doing business with China, and to have practical understandings of the modern Chinese legal system and legal culture.

Any students who are interested in China and international business law, global carbon market, data compliance and regulation of digital transactions in China are encouraged to select this course.