Research On The Legal Issues Of Arbitration In Chinese FTA

Since the signing of the FTA agreement with ASEAN in 2004,establishing a free trade zone,the trade between China and ASEAN countries is becoming more and more frequent.After signing the free trade agreement with ASEAN,China has signed a free trade agreement with Chile,New Zealand and other countries.Until 2015,China has signed free trade agreements with South Korea and Australia with only one month,its speed shows that China’s FTA gradually mature construction.There are special chapters on how to settle disputes in each FTA in order to properly resolve the contradictions and disputes that may arise in the economic exchanges,and promote the long-term development of the FTA.The arbitration clause is the largest proportion in the dispute settlement,the theme of this paper is how to improve the arbitration mechanism of China Economic and trade disputes.We will discuss the legal issues of arbitration in China’s FTA from the overview of the arbitation mechanism of FTA in China,the jurisdiction of WTO,the procedure of arbitration and the arbitration award.It mainly analyzes the reasons of the conflict of jurisdiction,the coordination method,the rules of the arbitration tribunal,the third party in the arbitration system,the voting procedure of the arbitration award and so on.This paper summarizes the deficiencies of the current regulations in China,and puts forward some corresponding suggestions for improvement.