Against a background of worldwide competition among jurisdictions to host arbitral proceedings in the wake of globalization, the very special advantages of Macau are rising inexorably. A European settlement since the sixteenth century, this Portuguese-speaking city on Chinae DEGREES--s south coast has been positioning itself as an exemplary East-West trade centre since Chinae DEGREES--s famous e DEGREES-openinge DEGREES-- to the West in the 1970s. Now, diversifying its role as a service platform, Macau is poised to become a preeminent locus for commercial arbitration between China and the...