Reflections on the Trends in Chinese Digital Jurisprudence

p class="MsoNormal"The aim of this article is to present the current status, controversies, and highlights of digital jurisprudence trends in Chinese legal studies, using ‘Name Competition’ as a starting point to explore methodologies, ontologies, and epistemologies. It argues that ontologies rooted in traditional approaches are currently accepted by most scholars and emphasizes that these debates can be further examined through the interactive framework of technology and law. Technology can alter legal methodologies and, to a certain extent, challenge the foundational rationality of law. On the other hand, it is evident that law is striving, sometimes futilely, to regulate technology. Drawing on Brian Arthur’s principles of technology and its essence, alongside scholars’ proposed theories on productive legal theory, this article highlights the importance of prioritizing technologies that drive structural changes. It advocates embedding these considerations into the broader production system while hierarchically addressing legal assertions at different stageso:p/o:p