Staff profile

Dr Charles Chao Wang is an Assistant Professor at Durham Law School. His research and teaching interests encompass corporate law, AI law, financial regulation, law and technology, and international investment law. He adopts comparative and empirical methodologies to explore the evolution of legal institutions, with a particular focus on Chinese law and its interaction with international and transnational legal regimes. 

Dr Wang has published widely in leading academic journals, including Journal of Corporate Law Studies, Securities Regulation Law Journal, and American University International Law Review. His recent scholarship addresses pressing global issues such as comparative corporate governance, the regulation of generative AI, and the legal dimensions of national security reviews in cross-border investment.

• Corporate and Securities Law
• Law and Technology
• Artificial Intelligence Law
• Comparative Chinese Law
• International Investment Law

Journal Article

• Tapping into Hong Kong’s Initial Coin Offering Market: Financial Licensing and Sandbox
  
  Wang, C. C., Liu, L., & Li, Y. (in press). Tapping into Hong Kong’s Initial Coin Offering Market: Financial Licensing and Sandbox. Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, 40(4), 160-166.
• Regulating Decentralised Finance and Information Disclosure in Initial Coin Offerings
  
  Liu, L., Wang, C. C., & Li, Y. (in press). Regulating Decentralised Finance and Information Disclosure in Initial Coin Offerings. Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation.
• The US’s Strengthened National Security Review of Chinese Investment: Implications from the Tech War
  
  Wang, C. C., Liu, U., & Dong, H. H. (2025). The US’s Strengthened National Security Review of Chinese Investment: Implications from the Tech War. American University International Law Review, 40(4), Article 5.
• Social Enterprises in China: Legal Forms, Government Supervision and Entrepreneurial Choice
  
  Wang, C. (2025). Social Enterprises in China: Legal Forms, Government Supervision and Entrepreneurial Choice. International Company and Commercial Law Review, 2025(7), 343-359.
• Law and Practice of Personal Data Protection in the Digital World: A Comparison between China, the EU and the US
  
  Wang, C. C. (2025). Law and Practice of Personal Data Protection in the Digital World: A Comparison between China, the EU and the US. Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, 33(1).
• AI Governance in China: A Tale of Three Digital Empires
  
  Wang, C. C., Lin, S., Wu, X., & Li, Y. (2025). AI Governance in China: A Tale of Three Digital Empires. UC Law SF International Law Review, 48(2), Article 153.
• Rule-Based Support for Private Enterprises: A Legal Analysis of China’s Private Economy Promotion Law
  
  Shen, Y., Dong, H., Wang, C., & Xia, H. (2025). Rule-Based Support for Private Enterprises: A Legal Analysis of China’s Private Economy Promotion Law. International Company and Commercial Law Review, 2025(9), 505-519.
• Civil Liability for Securities Misrepresentation in China: Recent Reforms and Comparative Assessments
  
  Wang, C. C., & Huang, R. H. (2024). Civil Liability for Securities Misrepresentation in China: Recent Reforms and Comparative Assessments. Securities Regulation Law Journal, 2024(3), 209-236.
• Law and Practice of Voluntary Information Disclosure in China’s Securities Market: A Reputational Sanction Perspective
  
  Dong, H. H., & Wang, C. C. (2024). Law and Practice of Voluntary Information Disclosure in China’s Securities Market: A Reputational Sanction Perspective. The Asian Business Lawyer, 33, 65-104.
• The Characteristics and Institutional Innovation of Securities Arbitration: Conflict and Reconciliation between Voluntary and Mandatory Nature
  
  Huang, R. H., & Wang, C. C. (2024). The Characteristics and Institutional Innovation of Securities Arbitration: Conflict and Reconciliation between Voluntary and Mandatory Nature. SJTU Law Review, 2024(4), Article 79-95.
• Extraterritorial jurisdiction of China’s new securities law: policies, problems and proposals
  
  Huang, R. H., Wang, C. C., Zhou, Y., & Li, S. X. (2022). Extraterritorial jurisdiction of China’s new securities law: policies, problems and proposals. Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 22(2), 677-708. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735970.2022.2107147
• The Development and Regulation of Robo-advisors in Hong Kong: Empirical and Comparative Perspectives
  
  Huang, R. H., Wang, C. C., & Zhang, O. X. (2022). The Development and Regulation of Robo-advisors in Hong Kong: Empirical and Comparative Perspectives. Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 22(1), 229-263. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735970.2021.2012884
• Artificial Intelligence: The New Challenges and Countermeasures in the Legal Regulation of Employment Discrimination
  
  Hou, L., & Wang, C. C. (2021). Artificial Intelligence: The New Challenges and Countermeasures in the Legal Regulation of Employment Discrimination. Journal of East China University of Science and Technology, 36(1), Article 1-33.
• The Law and Practice of Substantial Shareholding Disclosure in China: Comparative Perspectives and Recent Developments
  
  Huang, R., & Wang, C. (2020). The Law and Practice of Substantial Shareholding Disclosure in China: Comparative Perspectives and Recent Developments. Securities Regulation Law Journal, 48(3), Article 216.
• The Mandatory Bid Rule Under China's Takeover Law: A Comparative and Empirical Perspective
  
  Huang, R. H., & Wang, C. C. (2020). The Mandatory Bid Rule Under China’s Takeover Law: A Comparative and Empirical Perspective. The International Lawyer, 53(2), 195-234.