SCC: 𝗦𝗖𝗖 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮: 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. When parties choose the SCC, they need confidence that an...

Published on May 29, 2026
𝗦𝗖𝗖 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮: 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. When parties choose the SCC, they need confidence that an award will be enforceable wherever it matters most. Our latest article examines the SCC's long-standing ties with China, China's legal framework for the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, and the known cases involving SCC awards in Chinese courts. The SCC's connection with China runs deep. Sweden was the first Western country to establish diplomatic relations with China in 1950, and the SCC has built on that foundation ever since, registering 115 disputes with Chinese parties between 2000 and 2024. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳: every SCC award brought before a Chinese court for recognition and enforcement has been recognised. Two cases connected to Stockholm-seated arbitration have also left a lasting mark on the development of Chinese arbitration law. An ad hoc arbitration seated in Stockholm was designated as "Guiding Case…