CIBEL members spent 2021 exploring CBDC alongside global experts in the field. Below are some of their findings which indicate that you should watch this space.
Associate Professor Weihuan Zhou’s new paper, titled Demystifying Australia-China Trade Tensions and co-authored with Prof James Laurenceson has been published online by the Journal of World Trade.
CIBEL Centre’s Co-Director Professor Heng Wang, in his latest short article, explains China’s unique CBDC approach by providing an overview of the CBDC structure and practice.
On 27 November 2021 CIBEL Centre's Professor Heng Wang was invited to present on ‘Central Bank Digital Currency and Trade’ at the 2021 Virtual Conference of Asia WTO Research Network (AWRN).
Associate Professor Weihuan Zhou was invited by Hinrich Foundation to discuss a new report titled ‘Corporate Subsidies by China, the EU, and the US: Time for Reforms’ co-authored by Prof Simon Evenett and Johannes Fritz.
CIBEL Centre’s Co-Director Professor Heng Wang and Centre member Associate Professor Weihuan Zhou presented at the Australia – India Free Trade Agreement Conference on 23 November 2021.
CIBEL member Associate Professor Kun Fan recently presented on ‘Digitalization of Dispute Resolution in China’ at the 2021 Nordic-Asia Forum for International Economic Law in Copenhagen on 11 November.
The Herbert Smith Freehills China International Business and Economic Law (CIBEL) Centre held the 2021 Global Network Conference and Young Scholars Workshop online from 9 July to 1 October 2021.
Associate Professor Weihuan Zhou‘s latest co-edited book, titled ‘Rethinking, Repackaging, and Rescuing World Trade Law in the Post-Pandemic Era’ explores the ways to 'rethink', 'repackage' and 'rescue' world trade law in the (post-)COVID-19 era.
Associate Professor Kun Fan explored mixed mode practices from various cultural and legal standpoints and provided practice guidelines for non-binding evaluations and settlement proposals.
CIBEL is pleased to announce that one of our PhD candidates Dany Xie has won the 2021 Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration Essay Competition (ACICA) with her essay titled ‘lura Novit Curia and Due Process’.
CIBEL member Emeritus Professor Trakman released a chapter on ‘Resolving the Tension Between State Sovereignty and Liberalizing Investor-State Disputes: China’s Dilemma’ in the Handbook of International Investment Law and Policy.
Professor Heng Wang was invited to speak at Australian National University (ANU) Crawford Leadership Forum (ACLF) titled ‘Global realities, domestic choices: How to renew a damaged world.’
It might have come as a surprise to some, but China's formal application last week to join the Comprehensive Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership is a chance to rethink Beijing's involvement in regional trade.
