It is a controversial issue as to how to assess the effectiveness of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regime on the global arena. Based upon around 9,000 questionnaires circulated to AML professionals and other related staffs at the branches of banking institutions and People’s Bank of China as...

This article discusses the extent to which rule of law principles have been embraced within the language, principles and practice of China’s Company Law. The paper discusses different understandings of the rule of law that are to be found in the wider literature. Whilst China has affirmed the...

China has achieved remarkable success in building the necessary institutions for a functional legal system. However, it seems that the Chinese government is more willing to nurture rule of law in some areas, while still striving to maintain excessive administrative discretion - namely rule of...

As financial institutions and policymakers worldwide are considering how to integrate sustainability considerations throughout financial systems, a critical question is whether banks can effectively assess and monitor borrowers' environmental credit risk. China's green credit reforms, part of...

To enter management deadlock is certainly a misfortune for a corporation, especially for a highly profitable one. Deadlock not only influences the daily operation of a business but will eventually cause great economic loss to it. Delaware corporate law provides several mechanisms including...

China’s geopolitical ambitions give rise to risks that government agencies and the businesses they regulate need to address. In particular, Military-Civil Fusion (MCF), a whole-of-government legal and administrative machinery created by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), aims to give China’s...