1.Zhang Chao& Tang Yuxuan，“What Does a New White Paper Tell Us About China’s International Aid?”, The Diplomat,2021.1.13.

China’s new white paper on international development cooperation has spurred a renewed debate around the Chinese government’s aid. It’s the third such white paper that China has published on its development efforts, and the first since 2014. At around 26,000 Chinese characters, it is even longer than the previous two papers combined.

The official document casts light on how China’s aid program has grown and evolved since 2014. For example, it echoes the new initiatives Chinese leaders proposed in the past years, including “a global community of shared future” and the Belt and Road Initiative.

2. Huang Meibo, Niu Dongfang, How China Lends: Truth and Reality, Global Times, 2021.7.25

In March 2021, western thinktanks issued a report titled “How China Lends: A Rare Look into 100 Debt Contracts with Foreign Governments” (hereinafter referred to as “the report”). This article argues that the argumentation method and process of the report lack scientific basis, and its conclusions are therefore untenable. The contract samples used in the report fail the test of legality, authenticity and relevance of evidence. And the article responds the report on confidentiality clauses, on “No Paris Club” clauses and on special contract terms .

3.張磊研究員參加多雙邊國(guó)際經(jīng)貿(mào)規(guī)則高端研討暨系列培訓(xùn)課程線上發(fā)布儀式

2021年3月18日下午，由上海市商務(wù)委員會(huì)和上海市法學(xué)會(huì)指導(dǎo)，上海法嘉主辦的“‘滬航’貿(mào)易高質(zhì)量發(fā)展—多雙邊國(guó)際經(jīng)貿(mào)規(guī)則高端研討暨系列培訓(xùn)課程線上發(fā)布儀式”舉行。市商務(wù)委副主任申衛(wèi)華，上海市法學(xué)會(huì)會(huì)長(zhǎng)崔亞東出席活動(dòng)并致辭，商務(wù)部國(guó)際司副司長(zhǎng)楊正偉代表商務(wù)部作了視頻講話。上海市政協(xié)副主席周漢民作了題為《對(duì)外開放和人才培養(yǎng)》的主旨演講，張磊作為受聘導(dǎo)師參加會(huì)議。