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3.1 Chinese Position on Territorial and Extra-Territorial JurisdictionIn line with China’s overall emphasis on territorial sovereignty and non-interference with internal affairs, the Chinese position on state jurisdiction has been generally to uphold the territoriality of jurisdiction and disfavor extraterritorial jurisdiction. This approach was made particularly clear in the 2016 Russo-Chinese Declaration on the Promotion of International Law, which states that both Russia and China “condemn extraterr…

4.1 Diplomatic Immunity in Chinese LawThe People’s Republic of China acceded to the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (the VCDR) on November 25, 1975. As a State of the continental legal tradition, China tends to apply multilateral treaties by way of “transformation”. Since its accession to the VCDR, China had made various domestic legislation concerning diplomatic privileges and immunities, and one of the core domestic legislation is the 1986 Regulations of the People’s Republic of Chin…