Xiao-chuan WENG, Charlie

Professor

Charlie Xiao-chuan WENG is currently a Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Macau. He joined the University after a decade at the UNSW Faculty of Law, where he was a senior academic member and convened the Business Associations course, contributing extensively to teaching and research in corporate, securities law and financial regulations.

Professor Weng received his initial legal training at the East China University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL), where he worked for five years before pursuing further graduate studies. He completed an LLM at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and later earned an LLM and SJD in corporate law from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law. He subsequently held a Robert S. McNamara Fellowship at the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law.

In 2012, Professor Weng was recruited by KoGuan Law School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) as a Research Professor, and later served as Eastern Scholar Chair Professor of Law and Assistant Dean responsible for international affairs. He has also taught at the Nagoya University Graduate School of Law as a Designated Associate Professor and has held visiting or fellowship positions at institutions including Stanford Law School, the University of Cambridge and the Tohoku University.

Since 2024, Professor Weng has additionally held a concurrent full-professor-level appointment at HEC Paris, where he teaches company law and advanced electives in corporate governance and financial regulation.

Professor Weng’s research focuses on the intersection of law and business. He has published over seventy journal articles and book chapters in corporate law, securities regulation, and bankruptcy. His work has received significant support from institutions such as the World Bank and the Shanghai Municipal Government, and he has recently been selected for competitive talent programs including the Shanghai Overseas High-Level Innovation Talent Program and the Shenzhen Overseas Legal Talent Program, Category A. His research continues to contribute to legislative and policy discussions across several jurisdictions.

His current research explores capital markets regulation, foundational theories of corporate law, and cross-disciplinary methodologies examining how corporate and financial law developments influence real-economy outcomes.

Academic Qualification

S.J.D. (Juridical Science Doctor), Penn Law, Philadelphia.

M.Phil. (Finance), UNSW, Sydney.

LL.M. Penn Law (WBLC Wharton), Philadelphia.

LL.M. NUS, Singapore.

LL.M. ECUPL, Shanghai.

LL.B. ECUPL, Shanghai.

Teaching Areas

Comparative Corporate Law, Corporate Law, Asian Business Law, Securities Law, Corporate Law and Technology, Startup Law, Chinese Corporate and Securities Law

Research Areas

Corporate Law, Securities Law, Comparative Law, Financial Law, Law and Finance, Law and Technology, Corporate Governance

Recent Publications

1. Weng X; Hu J; Xun X, 2025, ‘Beyond Time Constraints: Unveiling the Impact of Non-Time-Based Sunset Provisions on Dual-Class Companies’, Journal of Corporate Law Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735970.2025.2541969
2. Wu P; Weng X, 2025, ‘Gleaning Pearls of DMA for Anti-monopoly Enforcement on Digital Platforms: A Chinese Perspective’, Hong Kong Law Journal
3. Guo Z ; Weng X, 2024, ‘Tying up Your Camel: Rethinking “Self-determination” for Digital Financial Consumer Data Protection’, Hong Kong Law Journal, https://web.law.hku.hk/hklj/2024-Vol-54.php
4. Xun X; Weng X, 2024, ‘Reining in the Behemoths for the Common Good? An Analysis of State Control of State-owned Enterprises and the Pathway to Better Governance in China’, European Business Organization Law Review, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40804-024-00322-9
5. Weng X, 2022, ‘Every Sunset is an Opportunity to Reset: An Analysis of Dual-Class Share Regulations and Sunset Clauses’, Journal of Corporate Law Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735970.2022.2067023
6. Weng X, 2022, ‘A Promising Path or a Dead End? Director’s Duty of Care in China’, University of New South Wales Law Journal, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.53637/RALC2360
7. Weng X; Godwin A, 2022, ‘The Duty of Loyalty of Company Directors in China: Tracing its Origins and Plugging the Gaps’, University of Western Australia Law Review, 49, https://www.able.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/3678470/The-Duty-of-Loyalty-of-Company-Directors-in-China.pdf
8. Yang L; Pang H; Weng X, 2022, ‘Dancing in Chains: Reassessing China’s Foreign Investment Legislations (Part I)’, Hong Kong Law Journal, 52,  pp. 709 – 730, https://web.law.hku.hk/hklj/2022-Vol-52.php#part1
9. Yang L; Hui P; Weng X, 2022, ‘Dancing in Chains: Reassessing China’s Foreign Investment Legislations (Part II)’, Hong Kong Law Journal, 52, https://web.law.hku.hk/hklj/2022-Vol-52.php
10. Jiang H; Watters C; Weng X, 2022, ‘Regulating Weighted Voting Rights in Asia: Pragmatism or a Race to the Bottom?’, Hong Kong Law Journal, 52, https://web.law.hku.hk/hklj/2022-Vol-52.php#part1
11. Weng X, 2021, ‘The Standard of Duty of Care in China’, Law and Economy, 6,  pp. 48 – 66, http://cjfx.cufe.edu.cn/info/1208/2294.htm
12. Weng X; Hu J, 2021, ‘Analysis on Time-based Dual Class Sunset rule in China’, Nanjing University Law Review,  pp. 1 – 18, http://www.pkulaw.cn/fulltext_form.aspx?Db=qikan&Gid=f46dab0c59a316684839a14bcb72f66abdfb&keyword=&EncodingName=&Search_Mode=&Search_IsTitle=0
13. Weng X, 2021, ‘Panacea or Wisdom Tooth? Assessing the Misconstrued Mandatory Bid Rule’, European Business Organization Law Review, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40804-021-00216-0
14. Wu P; Weng X; Joseph S, 2021, ‘Crossing the Rubicon? The Implications of RCEP on Anti-monopoly Enforcement on Dominant E-commerce Platforms in China’, Computer Law and Security Review: the International Journal of Technology Law and Practice, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2021.105608
15. Wu P; Weng X, 2021, ‘Old Wine in a New Bottle? Assessing the injunction Remedies for Intellectual Property Disputes in China’, Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property, 3,  pp. 295 – 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/qmjip.2021.03.02
16. Weng X, 2021, ‘Analysis of the Path Choices of Judicial Self-constraint Mechanism on Business Judgement’, Journal of Political Science and Law, 4,  pp. 57 – 68, http://xbbjb.sdupsl.edu.cn/info/1012/1481.htm
17. Weng X, 2021, ‘Remedies for Shareholder under Oppression: Shareholder’s Fiduciary Duties or Oppression Remedies’, Journal of Comparative Law, 4,  pp. 187 – 200, https://bjfy.cbpt.cnki.net/WKC/WebPublication/paperDigest.aspx?paperID=3f1a49a3-b1e8-4b45-995c-35b1b79b4319
18. Wu P; Weng X, 2021, ‘The Implications of the US-China Trade Agreement on the Civil Protection of Trade Secrets in China: Is it a Game-Changer?’, Asia Pacific Law Review, 28,  pp. 316 – 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10192557.2021.1899886
19. Su E; Weng X, 2020, ‘Lifting the Veil of Time: Piercing the Corporate Veil Empirical Study and Its Implication to Legislation’, Soochow University Law Review, 32,  pp. 85 – 122, https://www.lawbank.com.tw/treatise/pl_article.aspx?AID=P000247937