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When cross-border business becomes a dispute, UNIONE™, also part of the UNBOUNDED™ Global Ecosystem, prevents it, resolves it, arbitrates it and plans enforcement. 334 Fellows in 58 countries.
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Resolving disputes when contracts, assets or the other side are in another country. In China, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
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Bring a requirement →Shanghai · Wednesday 11 November
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What the rules say in China
From the China market guide: the points that matter most for disputes & resolution, each with the source it was checked against.
Essentials guide · Source-checked research100% of statements checked against a source25 checked against an official source25 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-19Not yet professionally reviewed
China acceded to the New York Convention on 22 January 1987, effective 22 April 1987, applying it only to awards made in another contracting state and to differences arising from commercial legal relationships.
China has extended the Convention to Hong Kong and Macao.UNCITRAL · checked 2026-10-19A revised Arbitration Law was adopted on 12 September 2025 and took effect on 1 March 2026.
NPC Observer · checked 2026-10-19The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) was established in 1956 and offers commercial arbitration, mediation and investment arbitration.
China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission · checked 2026-10-19Shanghai has designated courts and judges for foreign-related cases, and the Shanghai International Commercial Court handles matters including judicial review of arbitration.
Shanghai.Shanghai Municipal People's Government (english.shanghai.gov.cn) · checked 2026-10-19Read the full guide: Disputes and enforcement
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WONE Global Partners in China
No named lead for Disputes & Resolution yet — these WONE Global professionals already work in China and can bring the right local colleague in.
Shanghai · ChinaWONE Global Partner · China
Roberto Gilardino is Regional Partner at Horizons, supervising the advisory’s activities in North Asia as well as additional countries (including Mongolia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, UAE, Cyprus and Malta).
Also in China
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UNIONE™ · Disputes and enforcement
WONE Global's Partners in China handle the business. When it becomes a dispute, UNIONE™ prevents it, resolves it, arbitrates it and plans enforcement, under one set of Rules.
When a deal in China turns into a dispute
UNIONE™ Fellows practising in China
All Fellows in China Every appointment follows the UNIONE™ Rules, independence and conflict checks. Being listed gives no right to appointments.
UNIONE™ is the UNBOUNDED™ Global Ecosystem's institution for cross-border dispute prevention, resolution, arbitration and enforcement. Like WONE Global, it is part of the ecosystem, and the two work as one. Links open theunione.org. Visit UNIONE™
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