Our partners QI Peibing, GAO Na and Victoria HENG have contributed to the China chapter of the recently published Chambers Global Practice Guides: Dispute Resolution 2026. The guide covers more than 40 jurisdictions and provides practitioner insight into commercial dispute resolution.
The China chapter is structured around two main parts: “Law and Practice” and “Trends and Developments”.
The “Law and Practice” part covers litigation, arbitration, mediation and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms under China’s commercial dispute resolution system. It focuses on: institutional frameworks, i.e., the court system and the arbitration regime; judicial procedures, e.g., litigation procedures, rules of evidence and interim relief; enforcement and cross-border recognition of court judgments and arbitral awards; financial and practical considerations such as costs and third-party funding; and emerging developments in representative actions and in the application of AI in dispute resolution.
The “Trends and Developments” part focuses on the newly revised Arbitration Law, which took effect on 1 March 2026, and systematically introduces institutional innovations in online arbitration, seats of arbitration, ad hoc arbitration, arbitration preservation measures, judicial assistance with investigation and evidence collection, and judicial supervision. It also elaborates on China’s two-track approach to encourage PRC arbitration institutions to “go global” and establish overseas branches and to allow foreign arbitration institutions to enter China and operate in designated areas such as pilot free trade zones and the Hainan Free Trade Port.
Being invited to contribute to this guide reflects Fangda’s longstanding experience and recognised expertise in dispute resolution across a wide range of sectors in China. The China chapter was first published at Chambers. For more details, please see: https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/dispute-resolution-2026/china