Many Chinese judges and arbitrators have shown a sense of justice and compassion, and they consciously or unconsciously want to find out who is more reasonable.
We believe that China’s Supreme People's Court (SPC) has a strong desire to break the deadlock between China and Japan arising out of the mutual refusal to recognize and enforce each other’s court judgments.
On 20 June 2017, a Chinese local court in Chenzhou, ruled against recognition of a French judgment on the ground that the applicant failed to submit a return receipt of the said judgment.
In June 2017, a court in Fujian Province, China, rendered a judgment against recognition of an Israeli judgment, but we believe that a similar case is very unlikely to happen again in the future. What’ more, we are optimistic that Chinese courts will possibly recognize and enforce the judgment of Israeli courts in the future.
Recently, China has established three Internet courts in Hangzhou, Beijing and Guangzhou. These courts will try Internet-related cases online, all of which are located in the most flourishing and prosperous area in the aspect of China’s Internet industry.
Before rendering a judgment, a Chinese judge shall undergo review and approval by his/her superiors, who haven't tried the case. This practice has existed in China until recently, when China’s Supreme People Court has ruled out the practice in part in the latest round of judicial reform (2014-2017).
The Shanghai Financial Court, the first court in China dedicated to hearing finance-related civil and administrative cases, was established on 20 August 2018.