Taiwan Legal: What Does PRC Law Say about Taiwan?
This is an online-only event.
About the event:
Military drills by the People’s Republic of China around self-ruled Taiwan are larger and more frequent than ever. Chinese warplanes, drones, balloons, and naval ships now enter Taiwan’s airspace and waters on a daily basis. At the United Nations and other international venues, Chinese authorities never overlook an opportunity to reiterate their message: Taiwan belongs to the PRC. In this installment of our occasional speaker series, “Taiwan Legal,” we ask what PRC law says about the status of Taiwan, and how the Chinese party-state bases its claim in history and international law. Professor Bing Ling of University of Sydney will explain why Taiwan is so important to the PRC that China might risk a costly war to retake it.
For earlier talks in this series, see Richard Bush on “What does US law say about Taiwan?” (recording here and written excerpts here); Peter Dutton on “What does international law say about Taiwan?”; Jacques deLisle on “What does the United Nations say about Taiwan?” (recording here); and Yu-Jie Chen on “What does ROC law say about Taiwan?” (recording here).
About the speaker:
Bing Ling is a professor at the University of Sydney Law School and associate director of its Centre for Asian and Pacific Law. He also is director of China engagement. Professor Ling teaches China’s law and legal system, public international law, and contract law, and has written numerous books and articles, including about the relationship between the Hong Kong and PRC legal systems. Before joining the University of Sydney in 2012, he was a professor and founding member of the Faculty of Law of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He also has taught at Peking University Law School, the University of Michigan Law School, and City University of Hong Kong Law School. He earned an LLB degree from Peking University and LLM from the University of Michigan. He was awarded a diploma by the Hague Academy of International Law in 1995.