China – An International Arbitration Superpower?

Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in China and the future of arbitration in the middle kingdom

Richard Bell, dispute resolution partner at Clyde & Co, highlights key points of Justice Hongyu Shen of the People's Supreme Court of the People's Republic of China's address on the enforcement of foreign arbitration awards in China, made on March 4, sets out the procedure for enforcing arbitration awards in China and considers China's track record of enforcing foreign arbitral awards.

Introduction

On the 3rd and 4th of March 2016, China hosted for the first time the International Bar Association Conference in Shanghai. The conference comprised a series of seminars and discussion panels on international arbitration and litigation with a focus on Chinese law and the Chinese legal system. On the morning of the second day of the conference, Justice Hongyu Shen of the People's Supreme Court of the People's Republic of China gave an address on the enforcement of