The Chinese Tradition

This chapter discusses comparative administrative law (CAL) in China. It begins with the introduction and reception of Japanese administrative law in China in the late Qing Dynasty. The chapter then surveys the study of comparative law and the influence of foreign law on the development of Chinese administrative law in the Republic of China era and after the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. Major developments in Chinese administrative law in both the Republican era and the Communist era are also briefly outlined as the context of administrative law scholarship. The chapter shows that the story of the study of comparative and foreign administrative law in modern China is very closely intertwined with the story of the development of Chinese administrative law itself.