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China Dispute Recovery Trackers: Cluster Data, Schemas and Counsel Briefs (2026)

This is the original-data desk for the China dispute recovery map. Vintage 1 (13 August 2026) publishes what we can defend: a 25-URL cluster inventory, a five-instrument source registry, and empty court/enforcement coding schemas. It does not publish invented win rates.

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Updated16 Aug 2026
AudienceForeign businesses & individuals
Author China Legal Portal Editorial · Reviewer Robert Williams · Last reviewed · 3 min read · Editorial policy · AI content policy · Disclaimer · Not legal advice — confirm current rules with counsel and authorities

At a glance

Dispute Resolution: typical process stages

Four high-level stages — details and local variations are in the guide below.

  1. ClauseCourt vs arbitration seat
  2. PreserveEvidence & asset freezes
  3. ProceedFiling, hearing, award
  4. EnforcePRC or cross-border
City hubs

Local guides & lawyers

Drill into city × practice hubs where available, or open the city legal market guide.

Legal planning desk with source documents, authority records and evidence file
Working file · authority, workflow and evidence

Direct answer: Treat every chart here as a statement about this portal’s published cluster or about named official instruments. Parent: recovery map.

Direct answer

Original charts require a source universe, collection date, inclusion/exclusion, denominator, missing-data caveat and a downloadable table. Vintage 1 meets that standard for page inventory and source cards. Judicial-review and foreign-judgment case trackers are published as schemas with zero coded holdings until a public official text is logged.

At-a-glance tracker status

TrackerVintage 1 contentsnDownload
Cluster inventoryPublished recovery-map URLs25CSV
Source registryStatute / regulation / rules / treaty5CSV
Judicial-review casesSchema only — 0 holdings coded0Schema CSV
Foreign-judgment casesSchema only — 0 holdings coded0Schema CSV
Enforcement-asset mattersSchema only — 0 anonymized matters0Schema CSV

Scope / methodology

Collection date: 13 August 2026. Last update: 13 August 2026.

Inclusion (cluster inventory): the recovery-map hub; P1 children; preservation, NYC award, judgment-assets, debt hub, foreign-creditor collection and primary-sources spokes; two legacy judgment overviews; five institution guides; eight city dispute desks. All state=1 in this CMS at collection.

Exclusion: lawyer-name blogs; SIAC/HKIAC/ICC host-market explainers; Korea/Italy/UAE/New York outbound seats; consumer 12315 SOP; labor overtime posts; property-buyer and grave-land articles; unpublished drafts.

Denominator: 25 included aliases. Missing-data caveat: page counts are not filing volumes, win rates, or “best institution” scores. Dual-topic pages receive one primary path only.

Issue cards (archetypes — not dockets)

IssueWhat to extractDo not invent
Agreement validityInstitution, seat, conflictsA fake “typical Beijing case”
Preservation supportMeasure type, security, timingA freeze success rate
Set-aside3-month clock, limited groundsA percentage of awards set aside
Foreign awardNYC + China reservationsA Convention “always works” stat
Foreign judgmentTreaty / reciprocity / arrangementA reciprocity league table

Practical workflow

  1. Use the inventory to see which desk already exists.
  2. Use the source registry before citing an instrument.
  3. Do not fill the case schemas from secondary blogs.
  4. Download a counsel brief instead of a stock chart.

Counsel intake briefs

Common mistakes

MistakeWhy it fails
Reading n=25 as “China’s dispute market”It is our published cluster.
Inventing a 70% enforcement rateNo such vintage-1 dataset.
Coding a holding from a WeChat summarySchema requires Chinese text seen.
Mixing award and judgment rowsDifferent instruments, different schemas.

Action checklist

  • [ ] Open the CSV before quoting a number from this page.
  • [ ] If you need a court holding, find an official text first — then code a row.
  • [ ] Use a PDF brief for intake; do not wait for a tracker that has n=0 cases.
  • [ ] Return to the recovery map for the live decision desks.
Legal source archive with indexed legislation and official records
Source register · primary authorities and verification
Sources & trust

How to use this guide

Universe = published CMS aliases listed in cluster-inventory-2026-08-13.csv. Instruments in source-registry-2026-08-13.csv. Last checked 13 Aug 2026.

Editorial, AI and verification policies

This page is general information for orientation. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney–client relationship.

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FAQ

Common questions

Quick answers for foreign nationals and employers. Rules vary by city and change over time.

Why are the case trackers empty?

Because we will not invent dockets. The schemas are the publication standard for vintage 2+.

Can I cite the 9/25 court-desk share as litigation volume?

No. It is how we labelled our own URLs.

Where is the underlying table?

The cluster CSV is the underlying table for both charts.

Consultation preparation

What to prepare before contacting counsel

Send a focused first package so counsel can check conflicts, understand scope, and identify urgent deadlines.

  • A concise timeline and the result you want to achieve.
  • Names of all parties and affiliates for a conflict check.
  • Key contracts, notices, correspondence, filings, or decisions.
  • Known deadlines, preferred language, location, and budget constraints.
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