On November 12, 2023, the fifth Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Legal Service Typical Cases Conference, hosted by Legal Daily and co-organized by legaldaily.com, was held in Beijing. A case in which W88优德中国官方网站 represented a well-known Chinese contractor in an arbitration with a Sri Lankan employer was honored as a typical case in BRI dispute resolution. The W88优德中国官方网站 team in the case was led by partner DONG, Xiao (Arthur) .

2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of the BRI. China has entered into BRI cooperation agreements with 150 countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and over 30 international organizations. Multilateral cooperation across various sectors has led to qualitative improvement in the BRI. W88优德中国官方网站 is an internationally focused law firm and has provided high-quality service and support to many enterprises. There are over 1,000 legal professionals at W88优德中国官方网站 that are proficient in many foreign languages. Many W88优德中国官方网站 lawyers have worked in the legal sector abroad, contributing to a direct reduction in the communication costs of providing international legal services. W88优德中国官方网站 has served a multitude of Fortune Global 500 enterprises and China’s top 500 enterprises, and its services cover many countries along the Belt and Road as well as industrial sectors such as infrastructure development, energy, mining, chemicals, insurance, finance, automotive manufacturing, and equity investment. W88优德中国官方网站 has accumulated extensive practical experience. It has actively assisted numerous Chinese enterprises in going global and helped countless foreign companies in establishing a presence in China.

The W88优德中国官方网站 team is led by  DONG, Xiao (Arthur) , a lawyer who has been ranked by Chambers and Partners in the “Dispute Resolution: Arbitration” category for nine consecutive years. He has assisted many leading Chinese enterprises in handling numerous arbitration and litigation cases arising from cross-border investments and M&As, infrastructure construction, international trade, shareholder disputes, international technology transfers, intellectual property protection and other projects. These cases involved multiple countries and regions along the Belt and Road. Mr. Dong witnessed China’s challenging journey from being a relatively underdeveloped economy to becoming the world’s second-largest economy. While guiding Chinese enterprises in the implementation of BRI projects, Mr. Dong has also advised many foreign clients on legal matters in large China-related projects. In the awarded case, the W88优德中国官方网站 team led by Mr. Dong helped the Chinese general contractor resolve a series of international arbitration cases administered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The disputes related to a project located in Sri Lanka but it involved multiple jurisdictions, including the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, India and the UK. This case was a typical example of a dispute arising from Chinese enterprises undertaking engineering and infrastructure projects overseas under the BRI. Such cases are characterized by complex facts, large disputed values, and lengthy timelines. In addition to construction disputes, they often involve  issues such as the procurement of raw materials and large equipment, transnational employment, project finance, cross-border guarantees, and equity transfers. W88优德中国官方网站’s team received high praise from the clients for the quality, efficiency, and outcome it delivered in handling international commercial arbitration cases using various procedural tools.

It is now the tenth anniversary of the launch of the BRI. W88优德中国官方网站 remains steadfast in its commitment to providing top-tier legal services for the BRI. W88优德中国官方网站 is poised to embark on the Digital Silk Road and to resolve challenges for our international clients in all their economic and trade activities.