This is the introductory chapter to a book on Commercial Law in East Asia that examines scholarly interpretations of the role played by commercial law in East Asia's economic rise. Some decades ago, Asian commercial law was largely neglected in the writings of legal scholars. This was because...

China's ‘Go Global' strategy has encouraged Chinese companies to seek to enhance China's resource security through acquisitions in foreign markets. Under the influence of this policy, Chinese companies have greatly increased outbound investment in recent years, and one consequence of this...

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is part of an ambitious national strategy to promote the PRC's economic and foreign policies to help take a larger role in global affairs. This is being implemented through PRC-centred trading and investment in infrastructure projects of countries in Asia,...