Entering the WTO, China's foreign-related economic legal system

Author: Sun Nanshen
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Publish Date: 2004-03-10
Features: The book is divided into two main parts: Chinese and Huang Wen. The Chinese part consists of chapters, with the first chapter discussing the basic theories of foreign-related economic law, while the remaining five chapters elaborate on the legal systems of five fields related to foreign economic activities in China, namely foreign goods trade, service trade, foreign investment, intellectual property, and foreign exchange management. These five fields correspond to the commitments China made in the WTO Accession Protocol to "publish all laws, regulations, and other measures related to or affecting goods trade, service trade, intellectual property, or foreign exchange management." The English part is divided into four topics: the legal system of foreign-related contracts, the legal system of foreign trade, the legal system of foreign investment, and the WTO legal system. Each topic is followed by case studies, all of which are related to the topic content. The case studies are selected from actual foreign-related economic cases and address the disputes involved in each case. The legal systems discussed in some parts of the book reflect the revisions and improvements made to the current foreign-related economic regulations before and after China's accession to the WTO, making them highly applicable and compliant with the basic requirements of foreign-related economic laws and regulations as committed in the WTO Accession Protocol. The book focuses on the legal systems of foreign goods trade, foreign service trade, foreign investment, intellectual property, and related foreign exchange management, as these five aspects are the core of foreign-related economic legal systems. The Chinese and WTO agreement rules discussed in the English part of the book do not simply explain the legal text but rather analyze its key points, reflecting the main core content of the legal text, appropriately interpreting the legal rules, and providing English case study materials, all of which are recent foreign-related economic cases. The English part does not duplicate the content of the Chinese part but complements it, focusing more on the practical aspects of foreign-related economic law and the actual needs of foreign economic and trade relations.