Chinese courts handled 88,000 foreign-related maritime cases
Over the past 40 years, Chinese courts have handled a total of 88,000 foreign-related maritime cases involving parties from 146 countries and regions, according to Shen Hongyu, director of the Fourth Civil Division of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC), at a seminar on Friday, adding that Chinese courts have actively contributed to global ocean governance reform. In September 2023, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships, which was opened for signature in Beijing – the first UN maritime convention named after a Chinese city. Earlier this year, in July 2025, the draft convention on negotiable cargo documents, a proposal initiated by China, was approved by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and submitted to the UN General Assembly for review.
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