This article provides a historical account of Chinese public policies on fisheries subsidies, and a discussion of problems and limitations resulting from the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha round fisheries subsidies negotiation. By analyzing subsidization trends and applying a proportional...

China's accession to the WTO in 2001 is widely accepted as a landmark event for the multilateral trade system and for the country. The large-scale WTO-plus commitments have nevertheless received unceasing criticism and discussion. This article is concerned with the resulting policy implications...

This study examines the development of other-regarding preferences over a life cycle and social factors that may shape preferences. The 2325 subjects were recruited from grade schools and a random household survey in China, ranging from 6 to 70 years old. We find that for children, the 8-9...

The export growth of Chinese fisheries is reviving significantly after a chain of food safety incidents in 2007, but regulatory aspects associated with the scale and rapidity of this revival are far from optimal. Quality and safety problems of Chinese fishery products have remained as a primary...

The opaque definition of the public moral exception enshrined in Article XX (a) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade has been the focal point of debate in the recent EU-Seal Products case. Irrespective of a negative judicial finding that the EU import ban was not justified under Article...

The opaque definition of the public moral exception enshrined in Article XX (a) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade has been the focal point of debate in the recent EU-Seal Products case. Irrespective of a negative judicial finding that the EU import ban was not justified under Article...

Progressive and steady technological advancement in developing countries has generated serious debate whether government discretion to manoeuvre IP laws is unduly curbed by the ever-increasing and fragmented international regulatory regime. The global regime has expanded from WIPO conventions to...