“一带一路”背景下中阿投资争议的解决途径

Some Considerations on the Investment Dispute Settlement Between Chinese Investors and the Arab Countries in the “B&R” Initiative Context

随着"一带一路"倡议的推进,中国在阿拉伯国家的投资会进一步增加。但阿拉伯国家和地区存在的政治动荡、恐怖活动频繁、法律易变等因素,给中国在该地区的投资带来诸多政治和法律风险,极易产生投资争议。中国投资者和阿拉伯国家之间投资争议的解决目前主要有3种方式,即国内法规定的方式、中国和阿拉伯国家之间生效的双边投资保护条约规定的方式,以及阿拉伯国家参加的地区性多边条约规定的方式,为中国投资者和阿拉伯国家之间投资争议的解决提供了诉讼、仲裁、调解多种途径。基于此,中国投资者可优先选择在投资东道国以外的、具有良好声誉的第三国的仲裁机构通过仲裁方式解决投资争议,在某些情况下,也可考虑利用阿拉伯地区性多边条约规定的争议解决机制。中国政府应与更多阿拉伯国家签署双边投资保护条约,或将已签署的条约落实生效。在条件成熟时,中方可考虑在大阿拉伯自贸区谈判签订自由贸易协定,在协定中对投资争议解决作出约定。

With the advancement of the“B&R”Initiative,there will be more and more Chinese investment into the Arab countriesHowever,the investment disputes between them will be more likely to happen as a result of the political and legal risks posed by the political unrest,the widespread terrorist incidents,and the unpredictable legal changeThere are currently three kinds of investment dispute settlement mechanisms provided in the domestic laws,the bilateral investment treaties between China and the Arab Countries and the regional multilateral investment agreements,offering the Chinese investors the choices of litigation,arbitration and mediation to settle such investment disputes with the Arab countriesGenerally speaking,it is preferable for the Chinese investors to resort to a reputable arbitral institution in a third country outside the host Arab state;and they may also make use of the investment dispute settlement mechanisms designed by the Arab regional multilateral investment agreements under some suitable circumstancesChina may consider negotiating and concluding more BITs with Arab countries or working to make the concluded BITs come into effectIn future,China may also consider negotiating and concluding an FTA with the Great Arab Free Trade Area.