This talk will be of interest to students and lawyers interested in cross-border trade and investment. The focus of the talk will be on how to structure outbound investment from China to Hawai`i. Ms Zhang will discuss the current methods available for outbound investment from China, as well as methods not yet generally available that are being tested in certain parts of China.

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This talk will cover Mr. Ian Curtiss’ experiences working with American business in China and insights on the bilateral economic relationship. In regard to the ongoing developments in the US-China Bilateral Investment Treaty and the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, Mr. Curtiss will talk about the current environment in China for foreign business, and the implications for these ongoing developments.

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Dr. Diane A. Desierto, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Hawai‘i Richardson School of Law

Over the past decade, States have increasingly sought to insulate regulatory prerogatives to ensure domestic environmental protection, away from their parallel international obligations to guarantee continuous foreign market access and investment protection. While both the international trade and investment regimes contain ‘safety valve’ provisions to protect States’ policy spaces (especially to ensure environmental protection), the results are varied from the trend of international adjudication at the World Trade Organization and international investment arbitrations (whether by tribunals formed under the International Centre for Settlement of Investments Disputes/ICSID or non-ICSID arbitral tribunals). This dialogue addresses general questions to former WTO Appellate Body Member Professor Yasuhei Taniguchi on the inextricable tensions and interactions of trade, investment, and environment. Finally, Professor Taniguchi will discuss new career trajectories for law students interested in preserving the global commons within global markets.

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