Tue, 28 Oct 2025 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
This 2025 update on expenses for enforcing foreign judgments in China confirms the consistent application of dual-track court fee standards. Fees are charged per case (CNY 50-500) for non-monetary obligations or recognition-only applications, while a progressive scale applies to combined recognition and enforcement (R&E) of monetary judgments.
Mon, 22 Sep 2025 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
In December 2024, the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court ruled to recognize and enforce two South Korean trademark judgments (SD Biotechnologies Co. Ltd v. LAP F&C (2022) Jing 04 Xie Wai Ren No.23-1). This marks the second reported case of a Korean IP-related judgment being recognized in China, following a similar case four years prior.
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
In December 2024, the High Court of New Zealand ruled to enforce a Chinese monetary judgment, rejecting the judgment debtor's natural justice defense (Hebei Huaneng Industrial Development Co Ltd v Shi [2024] NZHC 3656).
Tue, 19 Aug 2025 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
On January 8, 2025, the Shanghai International Commercial Court recognized and enforced a Singapore High Court monetary judgment in Zhao v Ye (2023) Hu 01 Xie Wai Ren No. 28. It marks the first judicial confirmation of “reciprocal consensus” between China and Singapore under the 2022 reciprocity criteria, based on the China-Singapore Memorandum of Guidance (MOG).
Fri, 04 Jul 2025 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
In around 2019, a Chinese court in Hebei Province refused to enforce a US default monetary judgment from a California court on the grounds that a valid arbitration agreement was in place (Sunvalley Solar Inc. v Baoding Tianwei Solarfilms Co. Ltd. (2019) Ji 01 Xie Wai Ren No. 3).
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
In October 2024, the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia ruled to enforce a Chinese monetary judgment (Fujian Rongtaiyuan Industrial Co Ltd v Zhan [2024] NSWSC 1318). The Chinese judgment was made by the Fujian High People’s Court, which was affirmed by a judgment of China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) in 2021.
Sat, 26 Oct 2024 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
The 1961 Apostille Convention, effective in China as of November 2023, simplifies the authentication of foreign documents for use in Chinese courts by replacing traditional consular legalization with apostille. Note that authentication is only required for certain types of documents under Chinese law, and the apostille process applies only when the 1961 Convention is relevant.
Sun, 22 Sep 2024 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
On 22 September 2024, China Justice Observer released the 2024 version of the List of China’s Cases on Recognition of Foreign Judgments. To date, we have collected 109 cases involving China and 26 foreign States and regions. (Note: Foreign divorce judgments are excluded from the Case List.)
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 Insights Meng Yu 余萌
In 2020, a local Chinese court in Beijing ruled against the recognition and enforcement of a Russian monetary judgment on the grounds that the party in absentia had not been properly summoned (the case of Chepetsky Mechanical Plant Joint-Stock Company (2020) Jing 04 Xie Wai Ren No. 2).
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 Insights Guodong Du 杜国栋 , Meng Yu 余萌
In 2024, a local Chinese court in Nanning, Guangxi, ruled to recognize and enforce a Thai monetary judgment. Apart from being the first case of enforcing Thai monetary judgments in China, it is also the first publicly reported case confirming a reciprocal relationship based on “presumptive reciprocity” (Guangxi Nanning China Travel Service Co., Ltd. v. Orient Thai Airlines Co., Ltd. (2023) Gui 71 Xie Wai Ren No. 1).