The Texas International Law Journal presents:
China’s Emergence: Effects on Trade, Investment, and Regulatory Law
Thursday, February 26, and Friday, February 27
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The Texas International Law Journal will hold its annual international law symposium on February 26 and 27, 2009. Entitled “China’s Emergence: Effects on Trade, Investment, and Regulatory Law,” this one‐and‐a‐half day symposium will address the legal and policy implications related to China’s rise in political and economic power. The symposium—free and open to the public—will be held in the Eidman Courtroom at the University of Texas School of Law.
The symposium will begin with a keynote address from Timothy Reif, one of the leading legal advisors on trade policy in Washington. Mr. Reif, formerly the Chief Counsel for the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee and now of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, will discuss possible ways the new Obama administration and Congress will address the many challenges and opportunities arising in the U.S.‐China trade relationship. Mr. Reif’s address will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 26.
Dean Larry Sager of the School of Law will open the main body of the symposium at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, February 27. Expert panelists will be coming in from China, Hong Kong, and throughout the United States. They will discuss challenges and opportunities related to China’s economic and political rise through the lens of three primary topic areas—(1) Trade, (2) Investment, and (3) Regulatory law. Panelists include an official in the Chinese government, officials in the U.S. government, law professors from Hong Kong and the U.S., and law firm partners from China and the U.S.
Investment topics will range from the effect of China’s investment in Latin America on U.S. interests, to the effect of China’s antimonopoly law on western interests, to a discussion by a Chinese government official on the challenges and opportunities for protection of intellectual property rights in China.
Trade topics will range from China’s involvement in the World Trade Organization’s recent Doha Round, to product safety and Chinese manufacturing, to the influence and misconceptions regarding China’s currency manipulation and the resulting effects in the current economic slowdown.
Regulatory panel topics will range from developments in Chinese environmental law and policy, to climate change issues related to China, to the effects of the enforcement of Chinese environmental laws on the U.S.‐China trade paradigm.
For over four decades, the Texas International Law Journal has been one of the top student‐run international law journals in the nation. The Journal provides its readers access to cutting‐edge legal analysis of recent international developments. The symposium is an annual event planned by student journal members and funded through the generous support of contributing law firms and companies from the state of Texas and throughout the U.S.
The symposium is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact tiljsymposiumeditor@yahoo.com. Attorneys attending may earn up to 8 hours of CLE credit (4 hours each for the morning and afternoon segments).
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Speakers
- Dr. Baisheng An, Deputy Director, China Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)
- Daniel Bahar, Director for Investment Affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Raj Bhala, Rice Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas School of Law
- Dr. Evan Ellis, Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs, Center for Hemispheric Defensive Studies
- John Greenwald, Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; Partner, WilmerHale, Washington, D.C.
- Jeffrey Grimson, Partner, Troutman Sanders, Washington, D.C.
- Patricia Hansen, J. Wassy Bullion Professor, University of Texas School of Law
- Scott McBride, Senior Counsel, Department of Commerce, Office of Import Administration
- Timothy M. Reif, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Mark Williams, Professor of Law, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Dongsheng Zang, Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Law
- Dr. Hongjun Zhang, Partner, Holland & Knight, Beijing
Schedule
Thursday, February 26
5:00 p.m.
Keynote Address
Timothy M. Reif, Managing The U.S.‐China Trade Relationship
Mr. Reif is with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. He holds teaching appointments at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and at the Georgetown University Law Center. As a key insider to trade policy developments, Mr. Reif will be able to offer insight into some of the opportunities and challenges facing the new Obama administration and the House Democrats now in control of the House of Representatives.
Friday, February 27
- 9:00 a.m., Opening Remarks
- 9:15 a.m., Raj Bhala, Resurrecting the Doha Round: Devilish Details, Grand Themes, and China Too
- 9:45 a.m., Scott McBride, Lead Paint and Subsidies: U.S. Government’s Recent Responses to China’s Enforcement Problems and Countervailable Programs
- 10:15 a.m., John Greenwald, At the End of a Long Trade Policy Road: Currency Manipulation, Misconceptions, and the U.S.-China Trade Relationship
- 11:15 a.m., Patricia Hansen, Trade, Human Rights, and China
- 11:50 a.m., Dr. Evan Ellis, China: Trade and Investment with Latin America Through the Global Recession and Beyond
- 1:45 p.m., Daniel Bahar, U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Relations
- 2:20 p.m., Dr. Baisheng An, Intellectual Property and Technology Policies: Changing Landscape of U.S.-China Trade Relationship
- 2:50 p.m., Mark Williams, Foreign Investment in China: Will the Antimonopoly Law Be a Barrier or a Facilitator?
- 4:00 p.m., Dr. Hongjun Zhang, Legal Policy Developments on Environmental Protection in China: Today and Tomorrow
- 4:35 p.m., Dongsheng Zang, Climate Change in China’s Developmental Strategy and the Politics of Law
- 4:55 p.m., Jeffrey Grimson, Trade and the Environment: Increasing Use of Trade Remedies and Other Restrictions on Forest Products
Panel I: The WTO and U.S.-China Relations
Panel II: China’s Human Rights and Geopolitical Strategies
Panel III: Developments in Investment, IP, and Antitrust Policy in China
Panel IV: Moving Forward on Environmental, Climate Change, and Enforcement Policies