Speaker: Zhang Qingyong, Renmin University This talk will be given in Mandarin.In this talk I will report on my ongoing research into the evolution of China’s land takings system since 1949. The study draws extensively on a wide range of materials, including drafts, reports and briefing materials from the legislative process, as well as diaries,

Speaker:Susan Whiting, University of Washington In Illiberal Law and Development, Susan H. Whiting advances institutional economic theory with original survey and fieldwork data, addressing two puzzles in Chinese political economy: how economic development has occurred despite insecure property rights and weak rule of law and how the Chinese state has maintained political control amid unrest.

Speaker: Zhao Miaoxi, South China University of Technology In China's system of public land ownership, industrial land leases often extend beyond the relatively short lifespan of enterprises. Consequently, formulating land use strategies that account for business turnover has emerged as a crucial task for urban planning. This lecture explores urban land vacancy through the primary