Chinese State-Owned Entities in International Investment Arbitration
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Abstract
Over the past decade, Chinese state-owned entities have increasingly invested abroad as part of the implementation of the People’s Republic of China Government’s Belt and Road Initiative and the “Made in China 2025” strategic plan. As the volume of investment increases, the risk of infringement of Chinese state-owned investors’ rights is also growing. In this article, the author analyzes whether Chinese state-owned companies controlled by the People’s Republic of China have the right to initiate international investment arbitration against the host state, and concludes that to answer this question it is necessary to analyze the circumstances of investment in each specific investment project.
Keywords
Chinese state-owned companies,
investment,
international investment agreements,
International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes
Supporting agencies: This research paper uses the results of the strategic project “Legal Mechanisms for Overcoming Inequality”, carried out as part of the project research activities of the Faculty of Law of the National Research University Higher School of Economics in 2023–2024 academic year.
About the Author
N. S. Andreeva
National Research University Higher School of Economics; Kucher Kuleshov Maximenko & Partners LLC
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia S. Andreeva - postgraduate student of the School of Legal Regulation of Business of the Faculty of Law; Senior Associate at Dispute Resolution Practice
Moscow
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Andreeva N.S. Chinese State-Owned Entities in International Investment Arbitration. Theoretical and Applied Law. 2025;(2):139-147. (In Russ.) EDN: BURRVA
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