International Governance and the Rule of Law in China under the Belt and Road Initiative

Yun Zhao is Professor and Head of Department of Law at The University of Hong Kong. He earned his Ph.D. at Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, his L.L.M from Universiteit Leiden, and his L.L.M and L.L.B from the China University of Political Science and Law. Professor Zhao is also Chen An Chair Professor in International Law at Xiamen University (2015) and Siyuan Scholar Chair Professor at Shanghai University of Foreign Trade (2012–14). He is listed as arbitrator in several international arbitration commissions.

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• Introduction; Part I. Convergence of International Rules: 1. The Belt and Road Initiative and international law: an international public goods perspective Jingxia Shi; 2. Performative uses of sovereignty in the Belt and Road Initiative Samuli Seppanen; Part II. Development of Substantive International Rules and China's Contribution: 3. The Belt and Road Initiative under existing trade agreements: some food for thought on a new regional integration scheme Jaemin Lee; 4. Anti-monopoly law in China: administrative and private enforcement and the Belt and Road Initiative from an anti-monopoly law perspective Sarah Wersborg; 5. The Belt and Road Initiative: cooperation in trade liberalization and antitrust enforcement Kelvin Hiu Fai Kwok; 6. The Belt and Road Initiative, expropriation, and investor protection under BITs Wei Shen; 7. ASEAN financial integration and the Belt and Road Initiative: legal challenges and opportunities for China in Southeast Asia Christopher Chen; 8. Prognostic view of the applicable law for AIIB loan agreements Yue Peng; 9. The role of environmental impact assessment in the governance of Nu-Salween River: a comparative study of the Chinese and Myanmar approaches Yongmin Bian; 10. Role of regional space cooperation in procuring space security in the Asia-Pacific region: prospects for the future Yun Zhao; Part III. Development of International Dispute Resolution under the Belt and Road Initiative: 11. Regional dispute resolution: an international civil dispute resolution model for East Asia Yuhong Chai; 12. Enforcement of arbitral awards in Asia under the Belt and Road Initiative: implications for international governance and the Chinese rule of law Weixia Gu; 13. Establishment of an international trade dispute settlement mechanism under the 'Belt and Road Initiative' Shengli Jiang.