Recovering B2B debt from a Chinese counterparty runs through the Civil Code's limitation rules, CIETAC arbitration, and increasingly through Hong Kong as a procedural bridge.
China's general civil limitation period is shorter than many Western creditors assume, which makes early action disproportionately important on mainland Chinese receivables.
Where the underlying contract includes an arbitration clause, CIETAC (China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission) proceedings can produce an enforceable award faster and more predictably than mainland litigation.
China's public list of judgment defaulters restricts a debtor company's ability to travel, borrow, and do business, which creates practical pressure to settle that does not exist in most other jurisdictions.
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