The COVID 19 pandemic presents a clash of humanitarian and economic goals and costs. The extent of the resultant loss and damage to lives and communities is huge.
COVID-19 is a global health crisis and a global trade crisis. It is a pressure test for governments, businesses and the public, changing the world economy more than most expected and in ways never seen before.
On 1 June 2020, CIBEL's Professor Heng Wang spoke at a virtual conference on “China’s foreign aid during the Covid-19 pandemic” organised by the University of Edinburgh.
CIBEL Centre’s Co-director Professor Heng Wang was invited to join ABC's Midday Report program on 13 May to talk about the risks and potential solutions for the worsen Australia-China trade relationships.
The on-going trade war between the US and China has posed challenges to the existing multilateral trading system and evoked discussions among academics and experts.
CIBEL Centre member Associate Professor Kun Fan gave a public lecture on “the Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Justice” for the China Summer Weekly Live.
On 26 April 2020, the Herbert Smith Freehills China International Business and Economic Law (CIBEL) Centre welcomes Professor Leon Trakman as its 10th member.
CIBEL's Professor Deborah Healey spoke in an expert panel of a webinar on competition authorities’ responses to COVID-19 organised by the Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC) alongside fellow professionals.
While arbitration usually comes with a high cost in terms of both time and money, alternative dispute resolution such as mediation has been used to settle the disputes in many cases.
After about 20 years of taking part in the Western-dominated international economic legal order (IELO) since the World Trade Organisation (WTO) accession, China has obtained a larger impact on the global economy.
With the escalated COVID-19 outbreak globally, the aftermath it may bring to the global economy is one of the most debatable issues to the public. Will the pandemic drive to a deglobalised world and disrupt the current international trade system?
CIBEL Centre's Associate Professor Kun Fan's paper will be published in the coming issue of Journal of Dispute Resolution, a leading legal publication in the area of alternative dispute resolution.
The travel ban soon sparks off huge debates as it prohibits the majority of international students from returning to school and will inevitably bring a huge loss to the entire education sector.
CIBEL's Associate Professor Xiao-chuan Weng published a chapter in the area of bankruptcy in the Tsinghua Financial Law Review (Vol.2, no.2, 2018) which has been published in May 2019 by the Law Press China.
The signing of the US-China Phase One Deal on 15 January 2020 seems to be a positive sign amid the 22-month trade war. Will this deal ease the trade war and the relationships of the two biggest economies in the world?
