On Aug. 30, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the Antimonopoly Law, to come into effect on Aug. 1, 2008. Here are some links to texts of the law as passed. Occasionally mistakes happen and web sites…

General Administration of Press and Publication and the Anti-pornography and Illegal Publications Work Team have jointly issued an updated circular, asking their affiliates at various levels to remove 40 online pornographic novels from the websites in their regions.

International Bridges to Justice is seeking an experienced public defender to run its Criminal Clinical Education Project in China from November 2007 to December 2008. The professional requirements are listed in the announcement as follows: – Experience as a criminal…

We used to say that when the US economy sneezed, other countries caught cold. Or something like that. You know what I mean. Now the US economy is starting to show signs weakening and it will be interesting to see what the impact on US-China relations will be. Housing [...]

Here's a copy of the latest (3rd) draft of the Antimonopoly Law, dated Aug. 24, 2007. The document includes an English translation, but I don't know who's responsible for it and haven't checked it for accuracy.

Here's a piece by Joshua Rosenzweig of the Dui Hua Foundation on the Chinese government's issuance of a passport to the dissident Yang Jianli. An interesting aspect of Chinese law pointed out by the article is that Chinese citizens cannot…

Since this is about traffic rules and customs, I think it counts as related to Chinese law. Here's an analysis of how to make a left turn in Beijing.

Churning financial markets distracted the media from the last China-export debacle (Mattel – Sarge the Jeep and Polly Pocket’s edible magnets), but there’s a new front opening down in New Zealand where flamable children’s pyjamas have been recalled.
Read the FT article at Poison pyjamas add to China export scares.
But the real action is [...]