Fengan JIANG (Richard) is Assistant Professor of WTO and EU law at the College of Comparative Law of the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL). He provides LL.B. course: An Introduction to EU Law, and EU Data Protection Law and Practice; LL.M. courses: Comparative Studies of Chinese and EU Trade Law, and Comparative Studies of Chinese and EU Data Protection Law. Moreover, he is also a guest researcher in the Europa Institute of Leiden University and provides LL.M. students with lectures.
He received his legal education in China (East China University of Political Science and Law, LL.B. 2009) and the Netherlands (Leiden University, LL.M. 2014; Ph.D. 2020). His Ph.D. thesis concerning trade and sustainable development was published by Routledge in July 2021. During his Ph.D. studies, he provided lectures on Regulating EU External Trade for LL.M. students and coached the Leiden University team in the ELSA WTO Moot Court Competition.
Moreover, he also interned with the WTO, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and the Development Research Center of the State Council of the PRC. Prior to his PhD research and Master’s degree study in Leiden, he practiced law in Shanghai.
Latest publications:
1. CSSCI: ‘EU’s dual approach to regulating ESG and its impact on China——Sustainable finance and sustainable corporate governance’, [2024] 42(3) Chinese Journal of European Studies (CJES).
2. SSCI: ‘China’s Legal Efforts to Facilitate Cross-border Data Transfers: A Comprehensive Reality Check’, [2024] 32(1) Asia Pacific Law Review (APLR).
3. China, WTO, and Sustainable Development: Greening the WTO Ban on Chinese Export Duties (Routledge 2021).
4. Research report: ‘How to Loosen the Grip of Precedent: Practice of ICTY, ICJ, ECtHR, and CJEU’, World Trade Organization, September 2018.
5. Research report: ‘Export Restrictions and Policy Space for Sustainable Development’, United Nations ESCAP, January 2018.
6. Paper: ‘Should the WTO Allow China to Impose Export Duties Designed to Combat Climate Change?’, published in Global Trade and Customs Journal Issue 4, 2017.
7. Paper: ‘Can Public International Law Play a Role in China—Raw Materials II?’, published in Journal of WTO and China 2017 Issue 2.
Research projects
2023-present Hosting the EU scientific research project: ‘Erasmus + Jean Monnet European Module’ project, with the theme of "Trustworthy Data Flows", aiming to help China participate in cross-border data flows Formulate international rules and explore joining regional institutional arrangements for the cross-border flow of international data.
2021-2023 Participated in China University of Political Science and Law's ‘Erasmus + Jean Monnet Chair’ project (chaired by Professor Zhang Tong), with the theme of Legal challenges and legislative responses in the European digitalization process: Inspiration from China. Responsible for the comparative study of personal data protection legislation between the EU and China.
2020-2023 Participate in EU scientific research projects: Leiden University ‘Erasmus + Jean Monnet Centers of Excellence’ project, the theme is comparative research on EU regional integration. Responsible for comparative research on the integration of the European Union and the Asia-Pacific region.
