Dr. Liu Xiaochun

Mr. Liu Xiaochun obtained Bachelor Degree of Laws, Master Degree of Economics from Peking University, MBA from Roosevelt University (Chicago), and Ph.D. from Peking University.

Since 1991, Dr. Liu worked for legislature in Mainland China, listed company of Hong Kong, WTO affairs institution and arbitration institution. From 2007, he acted as the Deputy Secretary-General and then Secretary-General of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission South China Sub-Commission (now known as Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration); from 2012, he acted as the President of Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (also known as South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission).

Dr. Liu’s professional background includes panel arbitrator (SCIA, SHIAC, HKIAC, KCAB) and panel mediator (China High-Tech Fair and China Import & Export Fair). In 2012, he pushed SCIA, by the statutory-body legislation, to establish an international corporate governance structure, which is the first one in China. In 2015, the largest Sino-U.S. arbitration dispute to date was settled by Dr. Liu as the sole mediator and sole arbitrator. In 2017, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration and Shenzhen Arbitration Commission merged together, which created a precedent for the merger of China’s arbitration institutions.