HK mediation organization a new dispute settlement option

The widely expected signing of the Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on May 30 means China's political and legal practice can now be used in mediating and resolving international disputes. China has always advocated the use of mediation, consultation and dialogue to settle disputes, because it believes in harmony and integration.

With countries around the world becoming increasingly interconnected, it is natural for them to have differences and disputes. But the global trend is of promoting peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit. Rooted in China's culture, mediation promotes global peace, development, win-win cooperation and mutual benefit, while helping stabilize the world order.

For long, Western countries have been using judicial litigation to resolve disputes. But judicial litigation is not the ideal way of settling all kinds of disputes, especially because the drawbacks of litigation have become increasingly prominent, with many parties refusing to accept the judgments.