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China’s international investment law and policy have been the subject of detailed study since the liberation endeavour of the late 1970s, which was a landmark change in the country’s development path and integration into the global economy. The country’s active participation in the global economy is mirrored by its evolving profile of cross border capital flows, with China both a prominent source of, and destination for, foreign investment. Indeed, China’s rise as a global investor has made its approach to international investment an important issue on which a considerable amount of literature has already been published. The recent past has, nevertheless, seen several important events within China, as well as bilateral, regional and global events influencing China’s approach towards international investment and adding new perspectives thereto.

This scenario necessarily calls for a consideration of whether China’s international investment law and policy vary across these different perspectives. This task is the focus of this large volume edited by Julian Chaisse. The volume contains twentyseven well-written chapters by several eminent academics and professionals, representing many parts of the world. It commences with the editor’s introduction, which provides an overview of the arguments developed in each chapter and lays out the structure of the book. It consists of five distinct parts, each of which tackle different, but interrelated aspects of China’s international investment law and policy. The first part lays the foundation for the discussion developed by the subsequent chapters by elaborating on China’s inbound and outbound investments and …