Negotiating Legality
Chinese Companies in the US Legal System

An interdisciplinary, mixed-method study examining Chinese companies' interactions with the US legal system.

Ji Li (Author)

9781108845229, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 27 June 2024

270 pages
23.5 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.54 kg

'In this timely and insightful book, Li examines how Chinese investors strategically navigate America's complex and adversarial legal system. Zeroing in on law, litigation and lawyers offers a fresh perspective on how globalization works on the ground, as Chinese companies straddle two quite different settings and adapt to rising bilateral tensions.' Rachel Stern, Berkeley Law

Despite escalating geopolitical rivalry, the US and China continue to be economically intertwined. Numerous Chinese companies have made substantial investments in the US and are reluctant to exit this strategically important market. While the global expansion of Chinese companies has ignited intense policy and academic debates, their interactions with complex host-state legal systems have largely escaped systematic examination. To fill this knowledge gap, Negotiating Legality introduces a dual institutional framework and applies it to analyzing extensive interviews and multi-year survey data, thereby shedding light on how Chinese companies develop in-house legal capacities, engage with US legal professionals, and navigate litigation in US courts. As the first comprehensive investigation of these crucial topics, this book is indispensable for anyone interested in China's rise, its global impacts-especially on legal systems of developed nations like the US-and the intricate dynamics of US-China relations.

Introduction
1. Chinese companies in the US Legal system
2. In-House legal managers of Chinese companies in the United States
3. Chinese companies and their US lawyers
4. US Litigation by Chinese companies
5. Chinese companies in federal courts
6. Chinese companies' legal strategy against US Government mistreatment
Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Law & society [LAQ]