Book launch: A Casebook on Chinese Outbound Investment

May 12, 17.00-19.00 (UK time)

Oxford China Centre, Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre and hybrid event. Registration for online attendees here.

A Casebook on Chinese Outbound Investment: Law, Policy, and Business (CUP 2025, open access version here, promotional video here)

China remains one of the top capital exporters in the world, yet there is a paucity of reliable sources through which to assess Chinese corporate decision-making, the implementation of Chinese-financed and managed projects, and the socio-economic effects of those projects. The Casebook fills this gap by providing fifteen case studies written by experts and researchers, many from host states and who have first-hand knowledge of the transaction or dispute in question. Case studies are written primarily based on primary source material including transactional documents, interviews with stakeholders, laws and regulations, and case decisions. Educators in professional schools, including law, policy, and business, will find in the Casebook material to supplement class discussions pertaining to Chinese overseas investment, Chinese investment strategies, and the nature of the Chinese firm.

This hybrid event will launch the Casebook by featuring several contributors from around the world who will summarize their findings and three distinguished Oxford readers who will identify how the Casebook can be used for teaching in their respective professional schools. In-person contributors include:

  • Aaron Halegua (Aaron Halegua, PLLC)
  • Leigha Crout (Assistant Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law)
  • Otari Kakhidze (former UNESCO Great Wall Fellow, Tsinghua University School of Law)
  • Kai-Shen Huang (Director of the Democratic Governance Program, Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology, Taiwan).

Readers include:

  • Geneviève Helleringer (Associate Professor in French Law and Business Law, Oxford Law Faculty)
  • Yeling Tan (Professor of Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government)
  • Eric Thun (Peter Moores Associate Professor in Chinese Business Studies at Saïd Business School).

Moderated by Casebook editor, Matthew Erie (Associate Professor of Modern Chinese Studies, AMES).