I'm not sure why everyone is so upset that an anti-corruption official was found dead with 11 wounds. It's not like he cut off his own head.

Over at the China Law Blog, Steve Dickinson has a great post on due diligence and agency law (read the comments, too). I appreciate posts like this because they highlight the great divergence between law on the books and actual…

I have received the following announcement: Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law School http://www.leitnercenter.org 2012 Asia Law and Justice Fellowship The deadline for applications is January 30, 2012. Applications postmar…

People are never happy about paying tax, but the government should nevertheless be careful about what targets they choose.

The Department of Justice has transmitted to the Court of Final Appeal through the Registrar a copy of the Interpretation of Articles 13 & 19 of the Basic Law by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.

Customs officers have arrested a 66-year-old man after seizing 794 African ivory tusks worth $13 million from a container.

RT @shaunrein FYI my latest CNBC "Rein: Accounting Frauds Push Chinese to Buy Property" http://t.co/rrwmpY7 -> New York Times: China Takes Aim at Rural Influx http://ht.ly/6gfAg -> Fire at Dalian oil refinery raises tensions in China – Telegraph http://ht.ly/6gfEK -> LA Times: DreamWorks Animation partners with China's leading online video site http://ht.ly/6gfSJ -> Business Insider: […]

MOFCOM has now publicly acknowledged VIEs for the first time. Foreign investors may wish to dust off their contingency plans, just in case.

Police have arrested the driver of a car they believe struck and killed a cyclist in Cheung Sha Wan.

No unlawful detention occurred at the University of Hong Kong during Vice Premier Li Keqiang’s visit on August 18, Commissioner of Police Andy Tsang says.

RT @worldbankasia: Women make up the majority of unpaid workers in the world. http://t.co/z8CWxoR via @WorldBank -> The Economist: Bashing Baidu http://ht.ly/6feYZ -re: CCTV campaign -> Custer is a true geek. RT @niub: For Chinese Net Startups, Winter is Coming | @PennOlson http://t.co/dYMRj47 by @ChinaGeeks -> Xinhua: Rural land contract law enforcement to be checked […]

This is my submission for the Bill Safire esoterica contest. If you're a closet diction freak or a very bored IP lawyer, read on.

Andrew Sullivan: A Coming War With China? http://ht.ly/6egl2 -> Eventually they'll arrest someone over this. 手术室起火致麻醉病人死亡是否涉嫌犯罪引争议 http://ht.ly/6egsb -> Maybe the gov't has a point with all this anti-rumor mongering stuff. This is plain stupid: 网友发家电辐射排行榜 电动剃须刀电磁辐射最强 http://ht.ly/6eguL -> Business Insider: Banks Are Trimming China Growth Expectations Left And Right http://ht.ly/6egyG -> Economic Observer: China Tops […]

Captive, psychologically damaged kids and the Disney marketing behemoth. What could go wrong?

RT @haohaoreport: Welcome to my womb: The not so legal Chinese surrogate mother business http://t.co/lvYhbhk -> OK, why are all my damn links disappearing on me? Just when you thought it was safe to cross-post on different platforms . . . -> w/link: Chinese Law Prof Blog: Choice of dispute resolution mechanisms in China ~results […]

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A new Greenpeace study shows toxic levels of several chemicals in Yangtze River fish. Industry says it is operating within standards, and the usual PR dance ensues.

Take a look at these bits from a Guardian article and tell me if you smell something rank: China appears on track to forge a modern military by 2020, a rapid buildup that could be potentially destabilising to the Asia-Pacific region, the Pentagon has said. [ . . . ] Some China watchers, including members […]

Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee says he will study the security arrangements used during Vice Premier Li Keqiang’s recent visit to the University of Hong Kong.

Twelve illegal workers and 15 employers have been arrested in anti-illegal worker operations.