Professor Wang Jiangyu quoted in South China Morning Post on Beijing’s legislative focus on maritime law

11.03.2021

CCCL Director Professor Wang Jiangyu commented on China’s legislative plan for the next five years to make laws to govern maritime disputes in an interview with the South China Morning Post. He observed that this reflects China’s increasing belief in the need to use international law, though it will still decide to take part in international arbitration proceedings on case-by-case basis. See the full report here: Jun Mai, “Beijing’s focus on maritime law ‘reflects rising concerns over South China Sea’”, South China Morning Post, 11 March 2021 <https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3124910/beijings-focus-maritime-law-reflects-rising-concerns-over-south>.