From 1 January 2024 the amended Civil Procedure Law widens Chinese courts’ reach over foreign-related civil and commercial disputes, adding an “other appropriate connection” catch-all. 自2024年1月1日起施行的修改后民事诉讼法扩张了人民法院对涉外民商事案件的管辖范围，并新增”其他适当联系”兜底规则。 Article 277 lets parties choose Chinese courts by written agreement with no requirement that … Where Will Your China Dispute Be Heard? Jurisdiction over Foreign-Related Civil Cases under the Amended Civil Procedure Law in Force from 1 January 2024Read more
CIETAC & International Arbitration
CIETAC (est. 1956, Beijing) is China’s flagship international commercial arbitration institution, and its awards are enforceable across borders under the New York Convention. 中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会（贸仲，1956年成立于北京）是中国国际商事仲裁的旗舰机构，其裁决可依《纽约公约》跨境执行。 CIETAC’s 2024 Arbitration Rules took effect on 1 January 2024 and apply uniformly across its sub-commissions … CIETAC & International ArbitrationRead more
Seat of Arbitration and Interim Measures (Emergency Arbitrator): A 2026 Practical Guide for Foreign-Related Disputes in China
The “seat” (legal place) of arbitration, not the hearing venue, determines which courts supervise the proceedings and where awards are enforced — choosing it is one of the most consequential clauses in a foreign-related contract. 仲裁的”仲裁地”（法律所在地）而非开庭地点，决定由哪国法院监督程序及在何处执行裁决——选择仲裁地是涉外合同中最具后果的条款之一。 China’s leading institutions — … Seat of Arbitration and Interim Measures (Emergency Arbitrator): A 2026 Practical Guide for Foreign-Related Disputes in ChinaRead more
Recognizing and Enforcing Foreign Arbitral Awards in Mainland China: A Practical Guide under the New York Convention
The New York Convention has applied in mainland China since 22 April 1987, subject to China’s reciprocity reservation and commercial reservation. 《纽约公约》自1987年4月22日起在中国内地施行，并受中国作出的互惠保留与商事保留两项声明的约束。 The seat of arbitration—not the institution’s nationality, the hearing place, or the rules’ governing law—is the sole test … Recognizing and Enforcing Foreign Arbitral Awards in Mainland China: A Practical Guide under the New York ConventionRead more
China’s Supreme People’s Court International Commercial Court (CICC) and the 2026 Arbitration Law: a foreign-party guide
The Supreme People’s Court’s International Commercial Court (CICC, 国际商事法庭) provides first- and second-instance adjudication of foreign-related commercial disputes and centralized recognition of foreign judgments and awards. 最高人民法院国际商事法庭（CICC）集中审理涉外民商事一审、二审案件，并集中受理外国判决与裁决的承认案件。 The revised Arbitration Law (effective 1 March 2026) adds the “seat of arbitration,” … China’s Supreme People’s Court International Commercial Court (CICC) and the 2026 Arbitration Law: a foreign-party guideRead more
China’s Revised Arbitration Law (2026): what foreign parties and FIEs need to know
China’s Arbitration Law has been comprehensively revised for the first time since 1994: the new law was passed on 12 September 2025, promulgated by Presidential Order No. 54, and takes effect on 1 March 2026 with eight chapters and 96 … China’s Revised Arbitration Law (2026): what foreign parties and FIEs need to knowRead more
China’s Unified Market Access Negative List System and Foreign Investment: The 2025 Edition, Barrier Clean-up, and the Shift from Manufacturing to Services
China’s unified market-access negative list was cut to 106 items in the 2025 edition, down from 117 in 2022, extending the “national single list” model and enforcing the “non-prohibited-is-open” principle.2025年版市场准入负面清单由2022年版117项缩减至106项，全国统一清单模式持续拓宽，”非禁即入”原则刚性落地。 The 2025 version deletes or relaxes measures across seal-engraving, TV-production … China’s Unified Market Access Negative List System and Foreign Investment: The 2025 Edition, Barrier Clean-up, and the Shift from Manufacturing to ServicesRead more
China’s 2026 Services Opening: Telecom, Finance, Healthcare and Education Pilots
Services now account for about 70% of actual utilised foreign capital, making the services sector the main battleground for 2026 opening. 服务业现已占实际使用外资约七成，成为2026年开放的主战场。 Value-added telecom pilots had approved 90-plus foreign-invested firms by end-2025, with foreign equity above the standard 50% cap … China’s 2026 Services Opening: Telecom, Finance, Healthcare and Education PilotsRead more
China’s 2026 Manufacturing Liberalization: Full Market Access for Foreign Investors
Every manufacturing sub-sector is open to foreign investors at 100% ownership in 2026, after the 2024 list removed the last two restrictions. 2026年制造业所有细分领域均向外开开放、可100%持股，2024年版清单删除了最后两项限制。 The 2024 revision deleted the publication-printing Chinese-control rule and the traditional-Chinese-medicine secret-formula production ban. 2024年修订删除了出版物印刷须中方控股的规定，以及中成药保密处方产品生产禁令。 With “access” … China’s 2026 Manufacturing Liberalization: Full Market Access for Foreign InvestorsRead more
China’s 2026 Free Trade Zone Negative List: Pilot Openings and Regional Advantages
The FTZ negative list stands at 27 items in 2026, two fewer than the 29-item national list, giving pilot zones a wider opening. 2026年自贸试验区负面清单为27条，比29条全国版少2条，使试点区域开放更宽。 Free-trade zones and the Hainan Free Trade Port serve as the “testing ground” where opening measures … China’s 2026 Free Trade Zone Negative List: Pilot Openings and Regional AdvantagesRead more