On August 27 2025, Gu Yan, Vice President of the Arbitration Court of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) led a delegation to visit the Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce and held a seminar for Chinese enterprises. Representatives from companies including China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd.(CHEC), China Communications Construction Company (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., DeHeng (Malaysia) Management Sdn. Bhd., Guang Lei Steel Structure, Shanghai Tunnel Engineering & Construction (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., China Wuyi (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., China Railway Construction Group (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., and Malaysia Tangwind Chinese Education Technology Sdn. Bhd. attended the seminar. The atmosphere was lively, with representatives from Chinese enterprises across various industries engaging in in-depth discussions and exchanges with the CIETAC delegation on legal risks and challenges encountered in overseas operations. Zhang Mingde, Vice President of the Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce and Deputy General Manager of CHEC South Pacific Regional Management Center, chaired the seminar. Cao Hongcheng, CIETAC Arbitrator and Assistant General Manager of the Legal and Risk Control Department of China Communications Construction Group(CCCG), also participated In the discussion. 

(Venue of the Seminar)

During the seminar, Vice President Gu Yan first briefed on the unique advantages of arbitration as an efficient, flexible, and final method of dispute resolution compared to traditional litigation. Drawing on CIETAC’s case management experience, he highlighted CIETAC’s internationalized and professional dispute resolution services, which are oriented towards the needs of the parties, and analyzed the risks faced by Chinese enterprises in cross-border operations in Malaysia, along with corresponding dispute resolution strategies.

Arbitrator Cao Hongcheng, leveraging his extensive experience in corporate management and arbitration case adjudication, introduced the advantages of arbitration in cross-border dispute resolution to the attending company representatives. He recommended that Chinese enterprises prioritize arbitration as the agreed method for dispute resolution and shared key legal risks that Chinese enterprises should focus on during their global expansion.

Upon hearing the presentations from the CIETAC delegation, representatives from Chinese enterprises in Malaysia shared their companies’ operational status, challenges, and difficulties in the local market, and raised questions on specific legal questions. The CIETAC delegation addressed each of these inquiries in detail. To help enterprises better understand the practical application of arbitration in business operations, the delegation presented several typical arbitration cases involving Chinese enterprises in cross-border activities, encouraging companies to actively utilize the legal services provided by arbitration institutions to enhance their awareness and capabilities in legal risk prevention and response. The participants commented that the seminar deepened their understanding of the importance of dispute resolution methods and clauses.

(Group photo of the CIETAC delegation and representatives of Chinese enterprises)

Wang Haocheng, Deputy Secretary General of the CIETAC Hong Kong Arbitration Center, and Yu Ting, Case Manager of the CIETAC International Cases Division, also attended the seminar and addressed the relevant questions raised by the enterprise representatives.