Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law, City University of Hong Kong School of Law

Professor Wang Jiangyu and Research

International law, China and the world order, comparative company law, Hong Kong, sanctions, and foreign-related rule of law.

SJD (Pennsylvania), MJur (Oxford), LL.M. (Pennsylvania), LL.M. (Peking), LL.B. (China University of Political Science and Law); Attorney and Counsellor in New York State and China.

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7 research portals

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50+ academic publications

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2 current editor-in-chief roles

Asia Pacific Law Review and Chinese Journal of Comparative Law

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Wang Jiangyu

Professor Wang Jiangyu is Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law at the City University of Hong Kong School of Law. Before joining CityUHK, he held a tenured appointment at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, where he served as Director of the Asian Law Institute and founding Deputy Director of the Centre for Asian Legal Studies.

His teaching and research cover international law and international relations, international economic law, comparative law, company law, securities regulation, and law and development in China. He has served as an invited expert or speaker for the WTO, International Trade Centre, UNCITRAL, and UNESCAP.

Professor Wang is Editor-in-Chief of the Asia Pacific Law Review and Joint Editor-in-Chief of The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law, published by Oxford University Press. He has authored and edited books and published widely in English and Chinese journals, newspapers, and magazines.

Research Expertise

Research Expertise

Academic Leadership and Professional Engagement

Academic Leadership and Professional Engagement

Professor of Law, CityUHK School of Law

Professor Wang holds a tenured academic appointment at CityUHK School of Law.

Director, Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law

He directs CCCL's work on Chinese law, comparative law and legal development.

Editor-in-Chief, Asia Pacific Law Review

The Asia Pacific Law Review is an SSCI-indexed journal.

Joint Editor-in-Chief, The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law

The journal is published by Oxford University Press.

Former Director, Asian Law Institute

He served as Director of ASLI while at the National University of Singapore.

Invited expert and speaker

Invited by the WTO, International Trade Centre, UNCITRAL and UNESCAP.

Recent Research Topics and Resources

Recent Research Topics and Resources

Recent Publications

Recent Publications

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2027 Book English

Company Law in China: Regulation of Business Organizations in a Socialist Market Economy, 2nd edition

Edward Elgar Publishing

2026 Book English

The Rise of a Pragmatic Legal Power: Westphalianism, Instrumentalism and Idealism in China's Approach to International Law and Order

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2025 Journal Article English

Paradigm Shift in the Making: Geopolitical Challenges and Institutional Changes in the International Monetary System

Global Policy

2023 Journal Article English

Legal Cooperation in the Greater Bay Area: Pragmatic Steps

Hong Kong Law Year

2022 Journal Article English

China's Approach to International Law: From Traditional Westphalianism to Aggressive Instrumentalism in the Xi Jinping Era

The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law

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