2002-2003

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, ST ANNE’S COLLEGE,  Oxford, UK

M.Juris., 2003

Focus of studies: International finance and trade, British/European commercial law.

2000-2003

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL,  Philadelphia, USA

S.J.D. (Doctor of Judicial Science).,  2003

Dissertation topic: U.S.-China Trade Relations: Law and Politics

1999-2000

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL,  Philadelphia, USA

LL.M., 2000

Focus of studies:  Corporate and securities law, international trade and investment regulation(WTO)

1994-1997

PEKING UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL,  Beijing, China

MPhil in Laws, 1997, with honor and the highest academic performance award.

Focus of Studies: International economic law.

1990-1994

CHINA UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW,  Beijing, China

LL.B., 1994 (graduated with honor in top 5% of the class)

2006-present

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Law, Hong Kong SAR, China

Associate Professor of law.  Teach courses on international economic law, Chinese company law, Chinese securities regulation, Chinese legal system, and comparative legal traditions. Research interests include Chinese legal system and legal traditions, international economic law, comparative law, company and securities regulation, human rights, and jurisprudence.

2003-2006

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE LAW FACULTY, Singapore

Assistant Professor of Law.  Taught courses on international trade law, Chinese law and comparative law.   

2005-present

GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Brisbane, Australia

Adjunct senior lecturer.  Teach an intensive course “Introduction to Chinese Legal System and Legal Traditions” since 2004.

2005-2006

SANTA CLARA LAW SCHOOL

Lecturer at the Santa Clara Law School Summer Program; teach “International Business Transactions.”

2002

HWANG & ASSOCIATES, P.C.,  Philadelphia, PA, USA

Of Counsel (part-time).  Advised the firm on China-related business.  Developed a China practice plan for the firm.

1997-1999

BANK OF CHINA LEGAL DEPARTMENT,  Beijing, China

In-house attorney.   Served as counsel for commercial and syndicate loans, international trade finance, and commercial litigation issues.  Participated and played leadership role in business negotiations, projects including an online payment system with IBM and financial information service program with Reuters.  Counseled the bank in establishing its first mutual funds operation.  Led the Legal Department’s task force studying e-banking issues.  Represented the Bank before the Supreme Court and other courts in China.  Appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation as an expert member of the Chinese Delegation to attend the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Conference (30^th session) in 1998.

THE LAW FACULTY OF CHINESE WOMEN’S COLLEGE, Beijing, China

Adjunct. Taught International Trade Law and Contract Law to undergraduates. Designed the course structure of International Trade Law.

1996-1997

PEKING UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL,  Beijing, China

Special Lecturer. Taught International Trade Law to undergraduates and International Economic Law to an adult education program.

1994-1995

BEIJING ZHONG LUN LAW OFFICE, Beijing, China

Legal assistant.  Advised domestic and foreign clients on Chinese law regarding direct investment, international trade and corporate issues.  Drafted corporate profiles and commercial contracts.

Research Project: China, India, and the International Economic Order

Principal investigator (with Prof. M Sornarajah)

Granted by National University of Singapore, University Research Fund

Amount: SGD80,497.00

Research Project: Regional Economic Integration in Asia: Defining the Legal Priorities

Co-researcher with Prof. M Sornarajah and Ms Margaret Liang

Granted by the Asian Development Bank

Amount: USD40,000.00

Research Project: The Systemic Issues in WTO’s Regulation of Regional Trade Agreements

Principal investigator

Granted by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China

Amount: RMB50,000

Research Project: China’s Regional Trade Agreements: The Legal and Policy Issues, and Challenges for Hong Kong

Principal Investigator

Granted by the RGC General Research Fund (GRF) of Hong Kong (formally CERG)

Project Number: 451608

Amount: HK$248,000

Courses taught:

At The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Law

World Trade Law (course leader), Chinese Company Law (course leader), Chinese Securities Regulation (course leader), Legal System and Methods in China (course leader), Chinese Foreign Trade and Investment Law.

At National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law

World Trade Law (convener); Comparative Legal Traditions; Chinese Foreign Trade Law (convener);  Chinese Financial and Securities Law (convener); Introduction to Chinese Civil Law (convener); Chinese Business Law; Securities Regulation

School/Faculty Committee Services:

At The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Law

Academic Coordinator for the Research Programmes (Mphil/PhD)

School Website (Chair)

Member of the School Board

Research Seminar Coordinator (2006-2007)

Graduate School Disciplinary Committee

Panel Against Sexual Harassment

General Education Committee

At National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law

Executive Committee for Graduate Studies

Global Strategy Review Committee

Research Strategic Review Committee

Library Resource Panel on Acquisitions

Academic Service to domestic and international community:

Editor, Singapore Year Book of International Law (2003-2006)

External reviewer, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

External reviewer, Routledge-Cavendish

External reviewer, Hong Kong Research Grants Council

External examiner, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law

External referee, Singapore Academy of Law Review

External referee, Singapore Journal of Legal Studies

External referee, Journal of Corporate Law Studies

External referee, Economic Inquiry

External referee, Australian Journal of Asian Law

External referee, Hong Kong Law Journal

External referee, China: An International Journal

Appointed by the PRC Ministry of Commerce as a member of the PRC delegation to attend the WTO Regional Seminar on “The WTO and Regional Trade Agreements”

Main author in the drafting of a report for the Asian Development Bank on Asian economic integration.

Commentators on legal and political issues for CNBC Asia, Hong Kong Economic Journal, Lianhe Zaobao (联合早报), and Channel 8 Singapore.

State Bar of New York, 2001

Chinese Bar, 1995

Young Researcher Award 2007-2008, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

2. Journal Articles

“The Strange Role of Independent Directors in a Two-tier Board Structure of China’s Listed Companies”, (2007) 3 Compliance $ Regulatory Journal  47-55.

“Modelling an Effective Corporate Governance System for China’s Listed State-owned Enterprises: Issues and Challenges in a Transitional Economy”, (2007) 7:1 Journal of Corporate Law Studies 143-183 (co-author with Lay-Hong Tan) (April 2007)

“Financial Liberalization in East Asia: Lessons from Financial Crises and the Chinese Experience of Controlled Liberalization”, (2007) 41:1 Journal of World Trade 211-241.

“China, India, and Regional Economic Integration in Asia: The Policy and Legal Dimensions”, [2006] 10 Singapore Year Book of International Law 269-305

“区域自由贸易协定与中国的处境和政策选择：法律、经济与大国贸易战略”, 《国际经济法学刊》，第14卷第一期，2007年（北京大学出版社）, 187-225页。[“Regional Trade Agreements and China’s Policy Choices in Global Regionalism: The Law, Economics, and Strategy”, (2007) Chinese Journal of International Economic Law, Vol. 14, No. 1, p. 187-225]

“资本账户开放和金融服务自由化的法律思考”，《上海财经大学学报（哲学社会科学版）》， 2006年第6期（第8卷总第44期），36-41页。[“The Myths and Realities of Financial Liberalization: A Legal Perspective”, (2006) Journal of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. 34-41]

“得失寸心知：仰融案是谁的最后胜利？”《香港信报财经月刊》2007年9月号（总第366期），46-49页 . [“Whose Victory in the Yangrong Case? Only One’s Own Heart Knows”, Hong Kong Economic Journal, September 2007, No. 366]

“Legal Education in Asia”, co-author, (2006) 1:1 Asian Journal of Comparative Law 184-207.

Book Review: “Review of Reforming Corporate Governance in Southeast Asia: Economics, Politics, and Regulations”. (2006) 1:1 Asian Journal of Comparative Law 306-308.

“The Rule of Law in China: A Realistic View of the Jurisprudence, the Impact of the WTO, and the Prospects for Future Development”, [2004] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 347-389.

“China’s Regional Trade Agreements: The Law, Geopolitics and Impact on the Multilateral Trading System”, [2004] 8 Singapore Year Book of International Law 119-147.

“Dancing with Wolves: Regulation and Deregulation of Foreign Investment in China’s Stock Market”, (2004) 5 Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal 1-61.

“China and the Universal Human Rights Standard”, (2001) Syracuse Journal of International Law & Commerce 135-158.

“The Internet and E-commerce in China: Laws, Judicial Views and Government Policies”, (2001) The Computer & Internet Lawyer 12-30.

“The Legal Nature of Letter of Credit”, (1999) 11 Minshang Fa Luncong [Civil and Commercial Law Review] 113-139. (China) “信用证交易原理及其法律性质研究”，《民商法论丛》第11卷（1999）.

“Letter of Credit Fraud Cases and the Legal Remedies”, (1998) 45 Zhongguo Haishangfa Tongxin [China Maritime Law Journal] 48-56. (China). “论信用证欺诈及其司法救济”，《中国海商法协会 通信》1998年第3期 （总第45期）

“The General Rules of the Formation of Sale Contracts and the ‘Battle of Forms’ in International Trade”, (1997) 8 Minshang Fa Luncong [Civil and Commercial Law Review] 545-637. (China) “买卖合同成立的一般规则与国际贸易中的格式之战”，《民商法论丛》第八卷 （1997）.

“On the Doctrine of Rebus Sic Stantibus”, (1997) 89 (1) Southwest University of Political Science and Law Review 46-50. (China). “论情势变更原则”，《现代法学》1997年第1期（总第89期）.

“EU’s Unitary Trade System and It’s Impact on China’s Foreign Trade”, (1996) 50 (3) Guoji Shangwu [Journal of International Business] 19-25. (China). “欧盟统一对外贸易制度及其对中国的影响”，《国际商务》1996年第3期（总第50期）.

“China and TRIPs: The Challenges and Responses”, (1996) 21 (1) Keji yu Falű [Peking University Law and Technology Journal] 44-48 (co-authored with Prof. Zhu Qichao). (China).  “中国面对TRIPs: 挑战与回应” (与朱启超教授合著)，《科技与法律》1996年第一期，总第21期.

“Anti-Dumping and China”, (1996) 20 (5) Jin Sanjiao [Golden Triangle] 2-5. (China). “反倾销：款款向中国走来”，《金三角》1996年第5期（总第20期）.

“The Role of Lawyers in International Lending”, (1996) Lűshi Shijie [Lawyers’ World]. (China).  “国际贷款业务中律师的作用”，《律师世界》1996年第  期.

“Problems in China’s Foreign Investment Law: and Suggestions for Improvement”, (1995) Faxue Xuekan [Legal Studies]. “我国外资立法存在的问题与几点建议”，《法学学刊》，1995年第 3  期.

3. Chapters in Books

“The Evolution of China’s International Trade Policy: Development through Protection and Liberalization”, in Economic Development through World Trade (Y.S. Lee ed., Hague, The Netherlands: Kluwer Law International BV), pp.191-213

“ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement: Legal and Institutional Aspects”, in China and ASEAN: Economic Cooperation and Challenges Ahead (Saw Swee-Hock ed., Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006), pp. 112-145

“China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement: An International Law Perspective”, in China’s Relations with ASEAN: New Dimensions (John Wang, Zou Keyuan & Zeng Huaqun eds., Singapore: World Scientific Press, 2005), pp. 111-131.

“The Legal and Policy Considerations of China-ASEAN FTA”, in China and Southeast Asia: Global Changes and Regional Challenges (Ho Khai Leong & Samuel C.Y. Ku eds., Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2005), pp. 42-79.

4.  Conference Papers, Panels, and Presentations

“A China-ASEAN Free Trade Area: The Legal and Policy

          Implications and the Impact on the Multilateral Trading System.”

          (2004). (Paper presented at International Conference on Southeast

          Asia and China: The Global Changes and Regional Challenges, 5-6 April

          2004, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaosiung, Taiwan, China).

          Publication no : 0192217

          “The Rule of Law in China: A Realistic View of the

          Jurisprudence, the Impact of the WTO and the Prospects on the Future

          Development.” (2004). (Paper presented at Asian Law Institute

          Inauguration Conference: The Role of Law in a Developing Asia, 27-28

          May 2004, National University of Singapore, Singapore).

          Publication no : 0192230

          “Enterprise Reform, Property Rights, and the Rule of Law in

          China.” In ||Culture, Law and Order: Chinese and Western Traditions||,

          edited by Eric Sautede. Macau SAR: Macau Ricci Institute, 2005.

          (Paper presented at International Symposium on Culture, Law and

          Order. Chinese and Western Traditions, 25 November 2004, Macau Ricci

          Institute, Macau SAR, China). (Accepted for publication).

          Publication no : 0207159

          “Two International Legal Issues in the China-ASEAN Free Trade

          Agreement.” In ||China's Relations with ASEAN: New Dimensions||, edited by

          John Wong and Zou Keyuan. Singapore: East Asian Institute, 2005.

          (Paper presented at Symposium on China's Relations with ASEAN: New

          Dimension, 3 December 2004, East Asian Institute, Singapore).

          (Accepted for publication).

          Publication no : 0207160

          “Financial Liberalization in East Asia: Lessons from Financial

          Crises and the Chinese Experience of Controlled Liberalization.”

          ||Journal of World Trade||, 40. (Paper presented at Law, Culture

          and Financial sector Development - A colloquium of the London Forum

          for International Economic Law and Development, 14 May 2005, Shanghai

          University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China).

          “China's Exchange Rate Regime in the Context of International

          Economic Law and Relations.” (Paper presented

          at The 2nd ASLI Conference: "The Challenge of Law in Asia From

          Globalisation to Regionalisation", 26-27 May 2005, Chulalongkorn

          University, Bangkok, Thailand). (Submitted for publication).

          Publication_no : 0215843

          WANG, Jiangyu, and Lay-Hong Tan, “Modeling an Effective Corporate Governance

          System for China's Listed State-Owned Enterprises: Problems and

          Prospects.” (Paper presented at Corporate Governance in East Asia, jointly organized by

          the University of British Columbia and the Shanghai Academy of Social

          Sciences, 18 July 2005, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences,

          Shanghai, China). (Submitted for publication).

          Publication no : 0215856

            “ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement: The Legal and Institutional Aspects.” (Paper             presented at ASEAN-China Economic Forum: Economic Cooperation and Challenges             Ahead, organized by the Institute of Southeast Asia, 20-21 April 2006, Singapore)             (invited panelist).

            “Economic Integration in Asia: Regionalism v. Multilateralism.” (Paper          presented at             the 3^rd ASLI Conference: The Development of Law in Asia: Convergence    versus             Divergence,     organized by the Asian Law Institute, 25-26 May 2006, East China             University of Politics   and Law, Shanghai)

Staff seminar, “China’s Free Trade Agreements”, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (18 February 2004)

Seminar, “Securities Regulation and China’s Capital Market”, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore (12 March 2004) (invited Speaker)

 

Brown Back Talk, “The Legal Aspects of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement”, 21 September 2004, ISEAS (Institute of Southeast Asian Studies) (Invited speaker)

 

ARI Seminar, “ASEAN-China Free Trade Area: Trade or Tribute?” 29 March 2005, Asia Research Institute (co-presented with Prof. Michael Ewing-Chow of the NUS Law Faculty)

“China’s Foreign Trade Policy: Lessons from the Recent Sino-US and Sino-EU Trade Disputes” Paper presented at the 7^th Annual Conference of PKU-HKU Legal Research Centre, the University of Hong Kong, 21-22 December 2005

“ASEAN-China Free Trade Area: Trade or Tribute?” Seminar presented at the Asia Research Institute (ARI), National University of Singapore, 29 March 2005.

 

“China’s Exchange Rate Regime” Seminar presented at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, 25 November 2005

“The Strange Role of Independent Directors in A Two-tier Board Structure of China’s Listed Companies” (Paper presented at the Asia Pacific Programme on Comparative Cross-cultural Dispute Resolution Research Annual Workshop, co-organized by the University of British Columbia and the Shanghai Academic of Social Sciences, 10-11 November 2006, Shanghai.

“Standing in the Dock: Examining the Death Penalty from the Perspectives of Human Rights and the Rule of Law” (Paper presented at The International Conference on Crime, Law & Justice in Chinese Societies: Global Challenges and Local Responses, jointly organized by School of Law and Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 16-18 March 2007, Hong Kong SAR

“China, India, and Regional Integration in Asia”, paper presented at International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO) conference “Fostering Trade Through Private-Public Dialogue: Expert Meeting on Regional Integration in Asia”, 28-29 March 2007, New Delhi, India

“全球经济区域背景下中国的大国贸易战略”, 在“RTA & FTA法律制度暨其与中国对外贸易发展“首届学术研讨会上的提交的文章及发言，2007年3月25日，北京，中国法学会国际经济法学研究会、对外经济贸易大学法学院、中山大学法学院及香港中文大学法学院共同主办。[“Global Economic Regionalism and China’s Strategy as a Trading Power” , paper presented at the First Academic Conference on the Legal System of RTAs & FTAs and Their Relationship with China’s Foreign Trade Development, jointly organized by the International Economic Law Institute of the China Law Society, the School of Law of the University of International Business and Economics, Sun Yat-sen University, and The Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Law, 25 March  2007, Beijing, China]

“在政治與法律之間：歐美貿易摩擦對中國對外貿易關系的啟示”，在中國國際法學會2007年學術年會上的發言，北京，中國國際法學會，2007年5月24 - 25日。[“Between Law and Politics: Europe – U.S. Trade Disputes and the Lessons for China” , paper presented at the 2007 Annual Conference of the Chinese Society of International Law, Beijing, China, 24-25 May 2007]

“《联合国国家及其财产豁免权公约》与中国国有企业的关系”，在中国法学会国际经济法学研究会2007年年会上提交的文章及作的主题发言，2007年6月1-3日，杭州，中国 [“The United Nation Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property and Its Impact on the Operation of China’s State-own Enterprises”, paper and keynote speech presented at the 2007 Annual Conference of the International Economic Law Institute of the China Law Society, 1-3 June 2007, Hangzhou, China

“The Systemic Issues in WTO’s Regulation of Regional Trade Agreements – A Chinese Perspective” (Paper presented at the Research Workshop on Emerging Trade Issues for Developing Countries in Asia-Pacific Region sponsored by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Macau, China 10-12 December 2007.

“WTO与自由贸易协定关系中的法律问题”，在中国国际法学会2008年学术年会上的发言，北京，中国国际法学会，2008年5月29 – 30 日。[“The Legal Issues in WTO’s Regulation of Regional Trade Agreements”, paper presented at the 2008 Annual Conference of the Chinese Society of International Law, Beijing, China, 29-30 May 2008]

“The International Law and International Relations Dimensions of China’s Foreign Exchange Rate Regime”, paper presented at the Inaugural Conference of the Society of International Economic Law, the Graduate Institute, Geneva, 15-17 July 2008