Researchers of the Economic Law Department of CASS Law Institute Attend the Annual Conference of the Economic Law Research Committee of China Law Society

The 2019 Annual Conference of the Economic Law Research Committee of China Law Society and the 27th National Seminar on Economic Law Theory were held in the city of Guangzhou on November 16-17, 2019.  The event was sponsored by of the Economic Law Research Committee of China Law Society, jointly organized by the Law School of South China University of Technology and the Office of Ruling the City by Law of the Government of Guangdong Province, and attended by over 300 experts, scholars, and practitioners in the field of economic law through the country.

At the seminar, the participations gave speeches and carried out discussions around three topics: “an overview of economic law”, “law on market regulation” and “law on macro regulation”.  Four researchers at the Economic Department of CASS Law Institute, Professor Xi Yuemin, Associate Professor Jin Shanming, Dr Xiao Jing and Dr. Hao Junqi, attended the conference and the seminar. At the seminar, Professor Xi Yuemin gave a keynote speech on “the triple test faced by China in the improvement of data law system”, Professor Jin Shanming and Dr. Hao Junqi gave presentations on “institutional reflections on the fair competition review mechanism” and “the distinction between ‘market dominant position and ‘market power’”, and Dr. Xiao Jing submitted a paper entitled “the development of the travel living industry and its legal adjustment”.

At the closing ceremony, awards were given to excellent papers submitted to the seminar and election was held for the supplementary members of the Executive Council of the Research Committee. Dr. Hao Junqi’s paper “the distinction between ‘market dominant position and ‘market power’” won a “third prize for excellent paper of young scholar” and Professor Xi Yuemin was elected a supplementary member of the Executive Council.