Chinese Law and Its International Projection

The article presents a re­view of the book by M.F. Staiano “Chinese Law and Its International Projection: Buil­ding a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind”, published in Singapore in 2023. The book under review examines the pecu­liarities of the Chinese law, the evolution of which is influenced by national reforms and international law. On the one hand, the Chi­nese legal system is based on the traditional values of the Chinese culture. national law and the norms and principles of internatio­nal law included in this system, on the other hand, the internal change in the Chinese law and the projects proposed by China to build a “Community with a shared future” and “Belt and Road Initiative” reflect the “feedback”, i.e. the impact of the postulates of the Chinese law on the development of international law and international relations in order to create a “Common future for mankind”. In its inter­national relations, China, implementing va­rious programs and action plans, is guided by its own hierarchical system of values and the importance of friendly relations with a par­ticular state and international organizations. The author, based on Confucian philosophy and the attitudes of the Chinese Commu­nist Party, tries to understand how and why this way the People's Republic of China ope­rates in the field of international relations. The concept of creating a “Community with a shared future” suggests building interna­tional relations based on common interests, the “comprehensive rule of law”; it promotes the establishment of a new multipolar world order to protect fundamental rights, interna­tional fairness and justice.