34 years ago, in the summer of 1987 - at the time, in the law firm where I was working, some young colleagues were not yet born - Werner Zorn, a German professor who was attending an international conference in China, together with the Chinese team, sent an email to Germany at 21:07 on September 14, 1987 in both German and English in the name of the Beijing Institute of Computer Applied Technology. This is often considered the first email sent from China.

Recently, Evergrande, a leading Chinese real estate company, has become the overwhelming focus of hot news, with all parties in the capital market focusing their attention on Evergrande.

Editor's Note: A week ago, on September 16, 2021, China applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP). The predecessor of this agreement is the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement, which was negotiated by the United States, Japan, Australia, several ASEAN and Latin American countries on October 5, 2015. At that time, some people called it "Economic NATO". The United States withdrew in 2017. In the same year, Japan and Vietnam announced that they would continue to promote TPP without the United States, and renamed it "Comprehensive and Progressive TPP" (CPTPP). Wang Lei, a lawyer from Gaopeng Law Firm, wrote the following essay in his circle of friends six years ago on the day of the TPP negotiation, asserting that China had no choice in participating in the TPP. On the occasion of China's application to join the CPTPP, I will send you the old article again.

Editor's Note: During the fifteen years from 1986 to 2001, after arduous negotiations, China joined the World Trade Organization. Wang Lei, a lawyer from Gaopeng Law Firm, has been fully and deeply involved in the negotiation from the beginning and is a legal person in the negotiation delegation. This year marks the 20th anniversary of China's accession to the WTO. Lawyer Wang has written a series of articles on "The Legal Person and the Past of the WTO", recalling every bit of the eventful years. We also take this opportunity to pay tribute to those who stood at the forefront of reform and opening up and worked hard in the negotiations for the national interests.

Recently, with the introduction and implementation of the General Office of the State Council's "Opinions on Further Reducing the Burden of Students' Homework and Off campus Training in Compulsory Education" (hereinafter referred to as the "Double Reduction" Opinions), the special governance of off campus training institutions has kicked off. In just over a month, off-school training institutions have been in chaos, with frequent incidents of "explosions" and "runaways". Consumer disputes involving education and training have also become a hot and painful issue for parents, leaving them confused. How can they fulfill the training contracts they have signed up for? How can training institutions protect their rights without refunding fees? What issues should I pay attention to if I continue to participate in the training?

In addition to common security measures such as mortgages, pledges, and guarantees, credit enhancement measures such as margin replenishment, liquidity support, and debt addition are also common in daily business operations. This article briefly reviews the legal provisions on debt accession and puts forward some practical suggestions, hoping to provide readers with certain reference and inspiration.

Recently, "Deepening the reform of the New Third Board and establishing the Beijing Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as the" Beijing Stock Exchange ")" has become a hot topic of concern for all sectors of society, especially for the majority of market entities. The China Securities Regulatory Commission has publicly solicited opinions from the public on a series of basic institutional arrangements for the Beijing Stock Exchange, and the Beijing Stock Exchange, which has been working hard to complete the company system registration, has also solicited opinions on the first batch of business rules. These rules and regulations include: "Measures for the Administration of the Registration of Public Offering of Stocks to Unspecified Qualified Investors by the Beijing Stock Exchange (Trial Implementation)", "Measures for the Administration of the Registration of Securities Issuance by Listed Companies on the Beijing Stock Exchange (Trial Implementation)", "Measures for the Continuous Supervision of Listed Companies on the Beijing Stock Exchange (Trial Implementation)", "Measures for the Administration of Securities Exchanges", "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Unlisted Public Companies" "Administrative Measures for Information Disclosure of Non Listed Public Companies", "Listing Rules of Beijing Stock Exchange (Trial Implementation)" (referred to as "Listing Rules"), "Trading Rules of Beijing Stock Exchange (Trial Implementation)" (referred to as "Trading Rules"), "Membership Management Rules of Beijing Stock Exchange (Trial Implementation)" (referred to as "Membership Management Rules"); Recently, the Beijing Stock Exchange will also publicly seek market opinions on the implementation of self-regulatory rules related to the audit responsibilities under the public offering registration system. It can be seen that, based on the Securities Law, the Company Law, the Notice of the General Office of the State Council on the Implementation of the Revised Securities Law and relevant laws and regulations, the initial construction of the institutional system of the Beijing Stock Exchange, including issuance and listing, continuous financing, continuous supervision, exchange governance, and self-discipline management, reflects the characteristics of institutionalized protection and promoting the future development of the market of the Beijing Stock Exchange. After studying and comparing my own work experience in securities law for over ten years, the author believes that there are nine highlights as follows:

Recently, there was a consultation from the brand side that it is too expensive to hire celebrities to endorse. Can we use well-known film and television character images to advertise? Who do I need to sign up with if I use movie and TV characters to advertise? Correspondingly, there are also questions raised by film and television companies about whether the company, as the copyright owner of the film and television series, can authorize the role of the film and television series to others for use? Where is the boundary between the use of the right to portray characters and actors in film and television dramas?

Editor's Note: During the fifteen years from 1986 to 2001, after arduous negotiations, China joined the World Trade Organization. Wang Lei, a lawyer from Gaopeng Law Firm, participated fully and deeply in the negotiation from the beginning, and was a legal person in the negotiation delegation. This year marks the 20th anniversary of China's accession to the WTO. Gao Pengsuo specially invited Lawyer Wang to write a series of articles to recall the details of those eventful years. We also take this opportunity to pay tribute to those who stood at the forefront of reform and opening up and worked hard in the negotiations for the national interests