China and the World Trade Organization - A Legal Perspective

This essay looks at the development of the "information society" in the People's Republic of China to attempt to discern the future of a social consensus regarding personal privacy. In particular, the essay examines the intersection of technological diffusion of Chinese society to determine the consequences of informatization on the formation of personal privacy. Although China lacks historical foundations for privacy recognition and protection, and there is still no meaningful privacy regime, the essay draws upon Lawrence Lessig's fourfold "modalities for control" to argue how these social factors (the law, market, social norms, and the architecture) interact to create new pressures and imperatives for privacy recognition and protection.

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“…However, China's entry into the WTO does guarantee a certain amount of conformability with other international standards. Kong (2002) argues:…”

Section: Journal Of E-governmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Information Society and Privacy in the People's Republic of China

Chen

Kluver

2006

Journal of E-Government

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“…32 Our review suggests that the rule-of-law index in table 7.4 probably overstates the strength of the legal system in Taiwan, China, relative both to that of Korea and to those of North America and 30. For a discussion of the effect of accession to the World Trade Organization on the legal system, see Kong (2002).…”

Section: Notementioning

confidence: 99%

Global Change and East Asian Policy Initiatives

Altaf¹,

Nabeshima²,

Shahid³

2004

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