AcknowledgementsAbbreviationBibliographyIntroduction1 Increasing Minority Shareholders' Protection in China and the EU2 Negative Attitudes towards Cumulative Voting in the US and the EU3 New Form of Cumulative Voting in China4 Alternatives to Cumulative Voting - Controlling Related Party Transactions by Independent Derectors5 Conflicts between Cumulative Voting and Long GovernanceConclusion: Convergence of the Value and Diversity of the Approaches for Protecting Minority Shareholders