In retaliation, China sanctioned 10 European officials and four institutions for damaging China’s interests and “maliciously spread[ing] lies and disinformation. [read post]

,Beijing to take a more active role in Hong Kong's affairs, hints Xi Jinping, South China Morning Post, Sept. 23, 2014). [read post]

Current law in PRC is silent on the term of arbitration seat, even though the loophole may be well resolved by the new draft of revised Arbitration Law which has been published for public consultation since late July 2021,[xi] it is still unclear whether parties to arbitration without foreign-related factors have the right to designate a jurisdiction other than Mainland China. [read post]

 Pix Credt: Luo Huning Delivering RemarksOn the eve of the 2nd anniversary of the protests at LegCo in Admiralty that resulted in substantial violence and that, in some ways, marked a point of no return for protestors, the central and local authorities, and the international community (see HERE), a significant speech was delivered by Luo Huining, a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party and the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong.… [read post]