Academic Activities

2026 CCCL Chinese and Comparative Law Junior Scholars Forum: The Study of Chinese Law in the Age of AI

The forum programme listed Professor Wang, Director of CCCL, as delivering opening remarks, giving a June 12 sharing session titled In Search of Insights in the Age of AI-Empowered Legal Research, joining the Editors-in-Chief panel, and giving closing remarks.

Role: Opening remarks, sharing speaker, Editors-in-Chief panel speaker, and closing remarks as Director of CCCL.

Programme and poster materials on file.

In Search of Common Ground: China-EU Economic Relations in Times of Global Disorder

The Xi'an conference handbook listed Professor Wang as a Panel 5 speaker on industrial subsidies and policy of China and the EU, with panel guidance addressing state-market relations, subsidy disciplines, trade friction, and possible WTO responses.

Role: Panel speaker on industrial subsidies and policy of China and the EU.

GBA cross-border legal rules linkage training

The HKIPA training programme for 17-23 May 2026 listed Professor Wang as the lecturer for the opening-day session on legal and compliance risks for Chinese enterprises going overseas in an era of geopolitical and economic competition, covering trade and technology tensions, sanctions and counter-sanctions, long-arm jurisdiction, and future risks and opportunities.

Role: Lecturer for the 17 May session on outbound legal and compliance risks.

Invitation and programme materials on file.

MUST Faculty of Law holds the fifth Mainland-Hong Kong-Macao legal education deans forum and launch of Cross-Border Legal Review

Professor Wang joined the fifth Mainland-Hong Kong-Macao legal education deans forum as editor-in-chief of Asia Pacific Law Review and discussed a new normative framework for international rule-making amid geopolitics and sustainable development.

New Book Publication: Histories of International Law in China: All Under Heaven? Co-edited by Professor Jiangyu Wang, Published by Oxford University Press

CCCL announced the Oxford University Press publication of Histories of International Law in China: All Under Heaven?, co-edited by Professor Wang. The report notes that the volume grew from distinguished online lectures, workshops, and an international conference supported by CCCL, Wuhan University, and Fudan University.

Second APEC Lecture Hall Training Concluded

The training report notes that Professor Wang joined experts from universities, research institutes, and CCPIT-linked institutions to lecture for the second APEC成果转化专题培训班. His session addressed APEC's positioning and distinctive role in a period of major international change.

Seminar on Hong Kong and Macau experience for Hainan Free Trade Port construction

The invitation from the Hong Kong-Macao Institute invited Professor Wang to the Beijing seminar on Hong Kong and Macau experience for Hainan Free Trade Port construction and asked him to prepare a 20-minute thematic presentation on comparative institutional advantages, policy innovation, rule-of-law safeguards, talent attraction, trade logistics, cross-border services, and national security.

Role: Invited speaker preparing a 20-minute presentation.

Invitation materials on file.

Might vs. Right: Global Power Rivalry and the Future of International Law

HKCML and CCCL jointly held a seminar on global power rivalry and the future of international law. Professor Wang moderated the session, which featured speakers from CUHK, CityUHK public and international affairs, and CityUHK School of Law.

2026 Enterprise Legal Affairs Core Capacity High-End Training

The programme listed Professor Wang as the speaker for the course on legal and compliance risks faced by Chinese enterprises going overseas amid geopolitical change, covering sanctions, nationalization, anti-subsidy investigations, patent alliances, foreign-related compliance, and cross-border dispute resolution.

Interdisciplinary Seminar on the U.S. National Security Strategy (2025) and the International Legal Order

Fudan University's foreign-related rule-of-law and national-security research centers hosted the online interdisciplinary seminar. Professor Wang was listed among the keynote speakers discussing U.S. strategy, international legal order, and the changing relationship between U.S. power and international law.

HKILTTA dialogue on common law, mainland adjudication and Greater Bay Area legal connectivity

The Hong Kong International Legal Talents Training Academy and the Department of Justice invited Professor Wang to moderate the dialogue session Roles of Courts and Judges in the Hong Kong Common Law Practical Training Course - Company Law in Focus, a course co-organized by the Academy and the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China.

Role: Moderator of the Roles of Courts and Judges dialogue session.

Programme or invitation materials on file.

Professor Wang Jiangyu spoke at the GIG 2025 Annual Guangzhou Forum

Professor Wang joined the Guangzhou Forum 2025 summit dialogue on domestic and international political-economic forecasts for 2026, discussing near- and medium-term trends with experts from policy, business, and academia.

Lecture Notice: Geopolitical Challenges to the International Economic Order

Sun Yat-sen University's announcement listed Professor Wang as the speaker for the 40th Foreign-Related Rule of Law Masters Forum. The lecture focused on geopolitical pressure on the international economic order, rule-making, agenda control, and China's engagement with global economic governance.

Reconceptualizing Sustainability: Critical Perspectives for International Economic Law Reform

The CityUHK School of Law programme for 5-6 December 2025 listed Professor Wang's presentation, Weaponizing Green: Geopolitical Rivalry and the Transformation of Rule-making for Sustainability from Norm to Strategic Tool in International Economic Law.

Programme or invitation materials on file.

HKU-ALSA Young Scholars Conference Successfully Held at the University of Hong Kong

At the HKU-ALSA Young Scholars Conference, Professor Wang acted as a discussant in the AI and Law session and gave guidance from an editor's perspective on articulating original scholarly contributions.

UNCITRAL RCAP-University of Macau Joint Conference Program

The programme listed Professor Wang in Session VII, chaired by Professor Li Ke, presenting Navigating Regulatory Plurality: Legal Harmonization for Digital Trade and E-Commerce in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.

8th Tsinghua World Forum on the Rule of Law

The forum programme listed Professor Wang as a keynote speaker in the session moderated by Professor Yang Guohua, with the presentation The Impact of Geopolitics on the International Economic Order: Finding a Safe Harbour?

Programme or invitation materials on file.

Seminar on the Future of International Economic Law in the Next Decade and Beyond

Fudan University's Foreign-Related Rule of Law Research Center convened the seminar at Jiangwan campus. Professor Wang joined the dialogue and keynote sessions on the future of international economic law, including state-owned enterprise rules, a possible WTO-1 structure, and the national turn in the field.

Invitation materials on file.

Qualitative Research in the Sociology of Law

CCCL hosted a guest seminar on qualitative research methods in socio-legal studies. The event flyer listed Professor Wang as moderator, connecting empirical research methods with legal and social inquiry.

CCCL and the Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Cologne, sign Memorandum of Understanding

Professor Wang attended the signing of an MoU between CCCL and the University of Cologne's Institute of East Asian Studies to support academic exchanges, joint research, and publication sharing.

Event Recap: Book Talk by Professor He Xin: The Judicial System of China

CCCL hosted a closed-door academic salon with Professor He Xin of the University of Hong Kong on The Judicial System of China. Professor Wang chaired the event and framed the discussion for JSDCJ participants and visiting candidates.

Professor Wang Jiangyu invited to the Third Foreign-Related Rule of Law Forum and delivered a speech

Professor Wang attended the Third Foreign-Related Rule of Law Forum in Shenzhen and spoke on methodological issues in foreign-related rule of law.

Professor Wang Jiangyu invited to the international symposium on multilateralism and international rule of law and delivered a keynote speech

Professor Wang was invited to speak at the international symposium on multilateralism and international rule of law, where he addressed the changing role of international law in an era of multipolar transformation.

CCCL and WiseLaw launch Hong Kong's first AI teaching assistant

CCCL hosted Professor Lu Haitian's lecture on reshaping legal services and launched AI-Tutor Agent. Professor Wang was deeply involved in developing the legal AI teaching assistant with WiseLaw Digital Technology.

International Law on Campus

Professor Wang moderated the International Law on Campus event featuring senior officials from the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs on climate change, law of the sea, Palestine, and plastic-pollution treaty negotiations.

Eurasia Economic Forum Belt and Road Commercial Legal Services Sub-forum

The Xi'an Municipal Justice Bureau invited Professor Wang as a roundtable dialogue guest for the 2025 Eurasia Economic Forum Belt and Road Commercial Legal Services Sub-forum, held in Xi'an on 23 September 2025 under the theme Deepening Connectivity and Jointly Building a Rule-of-Law Silk Road.

Role: Roundtable dialogue guest for the commercial legal services sub-forum.

Invitation and activity-arrangement materials on file.

Cybersecurity and Its Role in Law and Society

CCCL hosted Professor Samgat Yermekbayev's lecture on cybersecurity, law, technology and governance. The report states that Professor Wang chaired and commented on the lecture.

Rules Linkage and Regional Integration: Innovation Prospects for a World-Class Bay Area

The Guangzhou Institute of the Greater Bay Area and CityUHK School of Law co-hosted the seminar. Professor Wang delivered a keynote comparing Hong Kong and Singapore and raised governance questions about strategic officials, government roles, top-level design, industrial policy, and market economy for Greater Bay Area development.

CCCL signs MOU with Durham University's Global Policy Institute

Professor Wang attended the signing ceremony for CCCL's cooperation agreement with Durham University's Global Policy Institute, covering scholar visits, research collaboration, and publication exchange.

Reimagining International Economic Law

CCCL hosted a lecture on the future of international economic law, with Professor Wang chairing the discussion and CityUHK faculty serving as discussants.

Shaanxi CCPIT Lecture Hall on Xi Jinping Thought on Rule of Law and Foreign-Related Rule of Law

Shaanxi CCPIT held its fourth 2025 lecture hall and study session on Xi Jinping Thought on Rule of Law. Professor Wang lectured on the requirements and meaning of foreign-related rule of law, changes in the multilateral international economic order, geopolitical and major-power strategy pressures on global trade, and responses to trade disputes and sanctions.

Workshop on Legal Frameworks for Sustainability Considerations in Antitrust and Fiduciary Duties in Asian Countries

The workshop file listed Professor Wang as the China contributor for a 10 July 2025 workshop on sustainability considerations in antitrust, fiduciary duties, asset managers, regulatory enforcement, and reform in Asian jurisdictions.

Programme or invitation materials on file.

First Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Rule of Law Forum

The CASS Institutes of Law and International Law and related Qianhai rule-of-law platforms convened the first GBA rule-of-law forum in Shenzhen. The programme and public report listed Professor Wang among speakers discussing rule-of-law development in the Greater Bay Area.

Seminar on the international economic situation and China's national security

At Zhejiang Gongshang University School of Law's seminar, Professor Wang spoke on paradigm shifts and plural reconstruction of the international financial and monetary order under geopolitical challenges.

Offline Lecture by Professor Wang Jiangyu: China and International Rule-making

The Silk Road Institute for International and Comparative Law announced Professor Wang's in-person lecture, titled China and International Rule-making: A Theoretical and Analytical Framework, at the Xingqing campus on 28 May 2025.

CityUHK School of Law and Northwest University of Political Science and Law participate in the 7th Hong Kong Legal Services Forum and sign cooperation agreements

Professor Wang attended the forum and related cooperation activities; the report also notes that he delivered an academic lecture on paradigm shifts and plural reconstruction in the international monetary and financial order.

Prof. Wang Jiangyu Delivers Expert Insights at UNESCAP Meeting on Regional Trade Agreements

At UNESCAP's expert group meeting on emerging trends in regional trade agreements, Professor Wang discussed state-owned enterprises, competitive neutrality, governance standards, and regulatory approaches in RTAs.

Professor Wang Jiangyu invited to the international symposium on intellectual property judicial protection for GBA development

Professor Wang represented CityUHK at the Guangzhou symposium, signed a cooperation agreement with Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court, and participated in the release of selected case outcomes.

Professor Wang Jiangyu invited to Guangzhou Forum 2024 Annual Meeting

Professor Wang spoke at the Guangzhou Forum annual meeting on Hong Kong and Singapore as international metropolitan models, highlighting legal systems, openness, markets, business environment, and AI governance.

Professor Wang Jiangyu invited to the international commercial legal services and economic-trade cooperation matchmaking conference during the 8th Silk Road Expo

Professor Wang spoke on foreign sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction risks facing Chinese enterprises operating overseas, focusing on the legal nature of sanctions, jurisdictional reach, and response strategies.

Professor Wang Jiangyu invited to SenseTime 10th Anniversary Global AI Summit 2024

CCCL recorded Professor Wang's invitation to SenseTime's tenth-anniversary Global AI Summit, a technology-policy event relevant to AI governance, legal education, and emerging regulatory issues.

Director, Professor Wang Jiangyu, was invited to present at the 5th Seminar on Foreign-Related Legal Construction

Professor Wang was invited to present at the fifth seminar on foreign-related legal construction, continuing his work on China's foreign-related rule-of-law project.

A Successful Launch - Asian Corporate Law Forum (ACLF)

CityUHK School of Law joined ACLF as the only Hong Kong law school founding member, a development linked in the report to Professor Wang's leadership in corporate law and governance research.

Third National Outstanding Young Scholars Forum and IPP 10th Anniversary Celebration

At the IPP forum co-hosted by South China University of Technology's Institute of Public Policy and Exploration and Free Views, Professor Wang served as a session reviewer and offered comments on cultural identity, social foundations, modernization, and related public-policy debates.

The 8th Law Forum of Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong

The symposium brought together scholars and legal professionals from Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong, including Sun Yat-sen University scholars. Professor Wang chaired the opening ceremony and spoke in the session on GBA rule linkage and legal-cooperation pathways.

International Conference on Legal and Institutional Cooperation in the Greater Bay Area

CCCL and GIG co-organized a conference on legal and institutional cooperation in the Greater Bay Area, with Professor Wang introducing the conference and programme.

Histories of International Law in China: All Under Heaven?

The international conference formed part of the research process behind Histories of International Law in China: All Under Heaven?, co-edited by Professor Wang, Ignacio de la Rasilla, and Cai Congyan.

Professor Jiangyu Wang invited by CCPIT to attend the 21st East Asia Forum

CCCL recorded Professor Wang's invitation by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade to attend the 21st East Asia Forum.

Lecture Series: China and the Turn to the National Histories of International Law

In light of the forthcoming Histories of International Law in China: All Under Heaven? volume, CCCL, Wuhan University Law School, and Fudan University Law School organized a public lecture series. Professor Wang delivered the welcome speech and introduced the project background.

HKCML & CCCL Organized Online Conference on Addressing Climate Change in the Post-pandemic Era: A Global Perspective

HKCML and CCCL co-organized an online conference on climate change after the pandemic, opened by Professor Wang and Professor Alexander Loke.

Workshop on the Practice and Prospects of China's Judicial Reform

JERI and CCCL organized a workshop on China's judicial reform, co-hosted by Professor Lin Feng and Professor Wang, with Professor Wang also chairing the second discussion session.

Research Retreat (June 2021)

At CityUHK School of Law's research retreat, Professor Wang presented CCCL's recent events, workplan, and future plans as director of the Centre.