The country’s arbitration bodies are not plugged into the international system, a former justice official says
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenXinlu Liangin BeijingPublished: 10:00am, 10 Mar 2026China should bring in judges from overseas and expand arbitration pilot programmes to extend the international reach of its legal system, according to a former senior justice official.Xiong Xuanguo, who was vice-minister of justice from 2016 to 2023, said China’s legal system was not integrated with others around the world, making it difficult for the country to enforce its court judgments abroad.
During a social sciences sector panel discussion, Xiong also said that areas such as Shanghai, Guangdong province and Hong Kong should forge links with internationally influential commercial mediation bodies, and encourage more places across China to set up pilot international commercial arbitration centres.
China and 30+ countries establish international mediation organisation in Hong Kong
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