The first summit on 'digital economy and future rule of law' was held in Beijing

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FRONTIERS OF LAW IN CHINA

VOL. 14 MARCH 2019 NO. 1

DOI 10.3868/s050-008-019-0007-2

ACADEMIC NEWS

THE FIRST SUMMIT ON “DIGITAL ECONOMY AND FUTURE RULE OF LAW ” WAS

HELD IN BEIJING

The first summit on “Digital Economy and Future Rule of Law” was held in Beijing

on November 25, 2018. It was jointly organized by the Law and Technology Institute of

Renmin University of China and JD Legal Research Institute. Both institutes also released

the 2018 Blue Book of Rule of Law on Internet. The organization that drafted the Blue

Book was co-chaired by Professor WANG Liming, Executive Vice President of Renmin

University of China and Ms. LONG Yu, Chief Human Resources Officer and General

Counsel of JD.COM. Professor WANG Yi, Dean of School of Law, Renmin University of

China and JIAO Jiao, Vice President and Head of Legal Department of JD.COM were in

charge of drafting the Blue Book. The rapid development of the digital economy in recent

years has altered the commercial system of the industrial economy and has triggered new

governance concerns. This called for new legal rules and the broadest consensus, that is,

the “maximum common denominator” in the field of the rule of law on internet. The two

institutes initiated the Blue Book project to benefit the extensive and in-depth study of

important issues in the field of the rule of law on internet. 

The Blue Book consists of five sub-reports that analyze the legal rules in the era of

the digital economy from the perspectives of e-commerce, data governance, internet

competition, artificial intelligence, and equality. The book also makes suggestions toward

breaking information barriers, bridging the digital gap, and promoting the inclusion of the

digital economy to lay the foundation for the healthy development of the digital economy.

During the forum, experts and scholars at home and abroad elaborated on and

discussed various issues such as changes in internet laws, big data strategies, artificial

intelligence, the protection of intellectual property, market competition, and ecological

governance. The participants also discussed issues related to the 2018 Blue Book of Rule

of Law on Internet.

Professor ZHANG Wenxian, Vice President of the China Law Society, Senior

Professor of Liberal Arts of Jilin University and Professor of Zhejiang University,

delivered a speech titled “What Is the Future Rule of Law?” He pointed out that the future

rule of law is not only a new concept but also a new proposition that represents new

thinking. We must study, program, and construct “the future rule of law” from a strategic

height that is facing, stepping into, and leading the future. The future society is a smart,

shared, and risk-oriented society. Therefore, the rule of law and national governance must