Zhao Yang - The Wire China

Zhao Yang is currently a managing partner and the director of Jingtian & Gongcheng. His practice is focused on corporate law, international financial law, securities law, and international arbitration. Some notable deals worked on by Jingtian & Gongcheng include Huayou Cobalt’s Zimbabwe lithium acquisition, China Avionics’ merger with AVIC, and iQiyi’s Nasdaq IPO.

Contact: zhao.yang@jingtian.com

Cover Story

Click, Trust, Prosper

How did China's e-commerce industry boom so quickly and even leapfrog Western companies in the same space? In her new book, "From Click to Boom," Lizhi Liu tells the story of eBay vs. Taobao in the early 2000s, and how the combination of the platform's clever innovations with Beijing's strategic non-action allowed China's commerce to flow in ways it never had before.

The Big Picture

Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement Receives Its Sentence
By Eliot Chen and Rachel Cheung

The city’s largest ever national security trial has ended with years-long jail terms handed to dozens of activists. A Wire China timeline shows how Hong Kong reached this point.

Q & A

Odd Arne Westad on the Decade that Shaped China’s Modern Destiny
By Andrew Peaple

The historian discusses the period that saw the death of Mao Zedong and the rise of Deng Xiaoping, and the decisions that set China’s economic and political path for years to come.

The Evolution of the UFLPA

Review the origins and impact of the UFLPA
Understand ongoing enforcement challenges
Use data to reveal connections to forced labor

Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement Receives Its Sentence By Eliot Chen and Rachel Cheung

Odd Arne Westad on the Decade that Shaped China’s Modern Destiny By Andrew Peaple

The Evolution of the UFLPA

The Wire China Archives

Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement Receives Its Sentence
By Eliot Chen and Rachel Cheung

Odd Arne Westad on the Decade that Shaped China’s Modern Destiny
By Andrew Peaple