Georgetown Center for Asian Law

Institutional Genes: Origins of China's Institutions and Totalitarianism Date: October 8, 2025 Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m. Location: Hotung 1000 Refreshments will be served. Why has China’s party-State system persisted for decades, even as many other Communist regimes around the...

Book talk at Georgetown Oct 8!

RSVP to join @fsi.stanford.edu scholar @chenggang-xu.bsky.social for a discussion of his latest book, Institutional Genes: Origins of China's Institutions and Totalitarianism.

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Asia Rising: A Future Hub of Global Arbitration? Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025 Time: 4:00-5:00 p.m. Location: McDonough Faculty Lounge, room 520 As international commerce and investment continue pivoting toward Asia, the region is emerging as on...

Panel Event Sept 9!

Asia Rising: A Future Hub of Global Arbitration?
RSVP to attend an upcoming panel discussion that will explore why Asia is becoming an important alternative for international arbitration.

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The Hong Kong National Security Law at 5: Unhappy Birthday - The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation

"Looking back at the past five years, one can see clearly all that has been lost: a once vibrant and open society is now a shadow of its former self."

Read GCAL Executive Director @tom-kellogg.bsky.social's reflection of the past 5 years under the Hong Kong NSL:
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A quick plug: @georgetowncal.bsky.social here at @georgetownlaw.bsky.social is doing our part to train students and scholars of Chinese law and China's approach to internat'l law - we're one of many top law schools that continue to teach on China, both on the domestic and international sides! (4)

Book Talk Feb 5!
RSVP to join UC Irvine School of Law Prof. Ji Li for a talk on his latest book Negotiating Legality: Chinese Companies in the U.S. Legal System.

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1/Announcement: introducing our new report released today! We @lokman.org @tom-kellogg.bsky.social analyzes the HK govt’s extensive – and, ultimately, successful – drive to push leading tech companies to censor the protest anthem “Glory to Hong Kong.”
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New Report!
In this report, GCAL analyzes the government’s extensive – and, ultimately, successful – drive to push leading tech companies to censor the 2019 pro-democracy anthem “Glory to Hong Kong.” @tom-kellogg.bsky.social @ericyhlai.bsky.social @lokman.org
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The new @georgetowncal.bsky.social report on the HKNSL crackdown is out! Written by me and my co-authors @ericyhlai.bsky.social and Lokman Tsui. (Will do a thread on the report's contents asap -- stay tuned!) Link here:
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Hong Kong wants to Trump-proof itself, but its hands are tied Conventional wisdom sees Trump’s return as trouble for Hong Kong. A lot depends on Beijing’s directives. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The State Dept under Rubio will be watching developments in Hong Kong quite closely” and will look for ways to respond if Lee’s administration “fails to live up to its own Constitution and its international human rights commitments”. - @tom-kellogg.bsky.social
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Hong Kong wants to Trump-proof itself, but its hands are tied Conventional wisdom sees Trump’s return as trouble for Hong Kong. A lot depends on Beijing’s directives. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Great piece from Bhavan Jaipragas at the Straits Times, on what the incoming Trump administration means for both China policy and Hong Kong -- a few quick comments from yours truly. Worth a read!
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Join SOAS China Institute and @georgetowncal.bsky.social in London on Dec 5 2024 for a symposium on 'Law, Economy and Society in NSL-era Hong Kong: 40 Years After the Sino-British Joint Declaration'.

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Dozens of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leaders Sentenced in Mass Trial The 45 defendants, including Joshua Wong, were at the forefront of the opposition movement crushed by Beijing. Many had already been in jail for years.

@tom-kellogg.bsky.social, the executive director of the Georgetown Center for Asian Law, said he thought the case would be seen by many in the international community as the “final nail in the coffin for the rule of law in Hong Kong.”
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