Dispute Resolution

The bitter dispute between CIETAC and its sub-commissions that has cast a shadow over dispute resolution in China may finally be over with the establishment of the Shanghai International Arbitration Centre

Last year CIETAC opened its first Arbitration Centre outside mainland China. David Tring spoke to CIETAC Hong Kong's Secretary General, Wang Wenying, about the role of the new Centre and CIETAC's place in global dispute resolution

Last year CIETAC opened its first Arbitration Centre outside mainland China. David Tring spoke to CIETAC Hong Kong's Secretary General, Wang Wenying, about the role of the new Centre and CIETAC's place in global dispute resolution

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If the public interest is involved, foreign-related cases concerning labour protection, food safety, environmental protection, forex control, anti-monopoly and anti-dumping may be governed by PRC mandatory provisions.

The Cross-Strait Investment Agreement provides investors with greater confidence, but Taiwan and China need to work on enforcement rules to ensure dispute resolution mechanisms function

While attention in 2012 focused on the controversial divisions between CIETAC and its sub-commissions in Shanghai and Shenzhen, there have been a number of more positive developments affecting the outlook for arbitration in China

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