Negotiating Legality Chinese Companies in the US Legal System Cambridge Studies in Law and Society Series

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 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.

Ji Li is the John S. & Marilyn Long Professor of US-China Business and Law at UC, Irvine School of Law. He is an interdisciplinary scholar who has spent a decade researching the rise of China and its global impacts, with a focus on the US. His earlier book, The Clash of Capitalism? Chinese Companies in the United States (2018), explores Chinese investors' adaptation to the complex, stringent US regulatory system.