The Emerging Fourth Generation of Chinese Investment Treaties: Progress, Prospects and Implications

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Junqing Chao

The Emerging Fourth Generation of Chinese Investment Treaties

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Progress, Prospects and Implications

Junqing Chao

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Springer Verlag, Singapore
28 January 2026

Comparative law; Treaties & other sources of international law; International economic & trade law; Arbitration, mediation & alternative dispute resolution

This book provides a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the emerging fourth generation of Chinese investment treaties. It argues that these treaties are entering an exploratory phase, shaped by the concurrent evolution of both China’s foreign investment regulatory regime and the broader landscape of international investment law. The period has witnessed significant breakthroughs over the past five years, including the promulgation of China’s new Foreign Investment Law, the conclusion of the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, and China’s active engagement in investment arbitration. Given China’s important role in the global investment regime, its fourth-generation investment treaties warrant particular attention. This book will be valuable not only for Chinese scholars and practitioners specializing in international investment treaties and arbitration, but also for their international counterparts seeking to understand China’s domestic investment reforms and their interactions with international investment treaties.

By: Junqing Chao
Imprint: Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of Publication: Singapore
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm,
ISBN: 9789819550517
ISBN 10: 9819550513
Pages: 120
Publication Date: 28 January 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction.- Investment Liberalization.- Investment Protection – Substantive Standards.- Investment Protection – Investor-State Dispute Settlement.- Towards the Fourth Generation of Chinese Investment Treaties.- Global Backlash Against Investment Arbitration and Investment Treaty Reform.- The Fourth Generation of Chinese Investment Treaties and Investment Treaty Reform.- Conclusion.

Junqing Chao holds a Ph.D. from the University of Hong Kong, an LL.M. from the University of Leeds, and an LL.B. from the East China University of Political Science and Law. During her doctoral studies, she completed a six-month internship at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). After graduation, she practiced at King & Wood Mallesons, where she specialized in international commercial and investment arbitration. She has represented and assisted clients in arbitrations administered under the rules of major institutions such as the ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, AAA/ICDR, and CIETAC. She has also served as an arbitrator for the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court, the FDI Moot Shenzhen, the FDI Moot Vietnam, and the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. This book builds upon the foundation of her doctoral research and her extensive practical experience in the field.