Chinese Judgments Go Global: Emerging Systemic Challenges and Confidence Deficit

This post analyzes the historic rise in cross-border judgment enforcement involving China, specifically focusing on the persistent challenges hindering the recognition of Chinese judgments abroad. It identifies two primary obstacles—emerging legal hurdles regarding systemic due process and a "confidence deficit" among Chinese creditors—and argues that addressing these is essential to sustaining the framework of mutual recognition.

Judicial Pragmatism in Cross-Border Service: China's Supreme Court Tackles Service Evasion in Patent Dispute Involving Amazon

In the case of Amazon Joyo v. CNIPA & Seletech et al. (2024), China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) addressed the procedural hurdles of serving an elusive foreign litigant in an intellectual property dispute. By integrating the Hague Service Convention with domestic civil procedure, the SPC validated a non-hierarchical, multi-track service strategy.

China’s Top Court Defines Legal Boundaries for Data Rights

In August 2025, China’s Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued its first batch of guiding cases on data rights, establishing clear judicial standards to curb excessive data collection and regulate China’s digital economy.

China’s Xiamen Launches Personal Bankruptcy Law, First Case Filed

Xiamen has implemented mainland China’s second local personal bankruptcy regulation, establishing a legal framework for “honest but unfortunate” debtors to seek economic recovery.

Australia NSW Court Enforces Chinese Judgment Against Guarantor Directly

In February 2025, the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia, granted recognition and enforcement to a Chinese monetary judgment of the First Intermediate People's Court of Hainan Province (Yangpu Huigu Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited v He [2025] NSWSC 28).

China MOJ Boosts World-Class Arbitration Institutions

In 2025, China's Ministry of Justice (MOJ) launched an initiative to cultivate leading international arbitration institutions with Chinese characteristics, selecting 22 for the first batch amid growing global recognition of Chinese arbitration hubs.

China Intensifies Crackdown on Non-Compliance with Court Judgments

China's top judicial bodies have issued new guidelines to strengthen punishment for refusing to comply with court judgments, building on recent efforts to tackle enforcement difficulties.

China’s Top Court Launches First Lawyers’ Liaison Office

China's Supreme People's Court has established a dedicated Lawyers' Liaison Office to better protect lawyers' professional rights and improve coordination with the legal profession.

China Revises Public Security Administration Punishments Law

China’s top legislature has revised its Public Security Administration Punishments Law to address emerging crimes, increase police transparency, and refine juvenile justice procedures, effective January 1, 2026.

New Zealand Court Enforces Chinese Mediation Judgment for the First Time

In November 2023, the High Court of New Zealand granted a summary judgment to enforce two Chinese court judgments (Tian v Xu [2023] NZHC 3259), marking the first reported case of a New Zealand court enforcing a Chinese mediation judgment—also known as a civil settlement statement.