序言
It is a privilege for me to be invited to write this foreword for The Belt and Road Initiative: Chinese Engineering Contractors Operating Overseas: Risk Assessment and Management.
The Permanent Forum of China Construction Law (PFCCL) conducted a study (the Study) on the risk analysis and management that Chinese engineering contractors which operate overseas are facing. As an outcome of the Study, PFCCL successfully presents Chinese readers this Book, which comprehensively covers the topics of political, social and market environment of host countries, legal environment in host countries, risks of project stakeholders, project risks and internal risks of contractors, which will serve as a very useful guidance for Chinese engineering contractors when operates construction and engineering projects overseas. Its importance to Chinese contractors operating overseas becomes even more significant in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) because BRI is such a dynamic project that involves the global flow of hundreds of billions of dollars, many of which are and will be used in engineering and construction projects delivered by these leading Chinese contractors.
Furthermore, looking from another perspective, the Book could also perfectly serve for two additional purpose: 1) the perspectives on risk analysis and management from Chinese engineering contractors presented by the Report may help their counterparts to better understand the worries and concerns of the Chinese engineering contractors and the Chinese business culture and philosophy behind them; 2) more broadly speaking, some of the risks that Chinese engineering contractors are facing in their overseas operation are in fact the same as those faced by the contractors from other countries and thus may serve as a general guidance to the same, both of which will eventually help the improvement of business practice in the captioned sector in real life practice. I understand that PFCCL will work with multiple international organizations towards an updated report in the future from a more global perspective to benefit the general international arbitration practice in the captioned field, to which I am looking forward.
Being the worlds leading arbitral institution, with more than 20% of its caseload in engineering and construction sector, ICC International Court of Arbitration (ICC Court) has devoted itself to more effective and efficient dispute resolutions in the field. Having supported the Study by providing the Working Group with several anonymized arbitral awards for case study, ICC Court will continue contributing to the global engineering and construction community with its flagship arbitration services, as it has done in the past 96 years, and, through its BRI Commission and Africa Commission, continuing working with PFCCL and other friends to update the engineering and construction community the latest international arbitration practices via conferences and trainings and improve the overall quality of arbitration for engineering and construction disputes.
Congratulations again to PFCCL on the successful publication of the Book!
Alexis Mourre
President of ICC International Court of Arbitration
28 May, 2019
Foreword
The spectacular development of China in recent years is largely reflected in its booming construction industry. Buildings, civil, industrial and other engineering works designed and implemented in China are most impressive.
It is only natural that the experience and expertise developed by Chinese engineering contractors are now playing an increasing role in Chinas exports. Exporting engineering services however require that contractors familiarise themselves with international contractual practices and with the various legal environments in which they will have to operate. These may indeed differ considerably from one country to the next and from those applied in China. Chinese engineering contractors turning to export their services, thus, face new risks, in addition to those inherent in engineering projects in general.
In this context, the Permanent Forum of China Construction Law can only be congratulated for having established its Sixth Working Group and mandated it to examine the Legal Risks and Facing Chinese Engineering Contractors Operating Overseas and Practical Solutions.
The complexity of legal and contracting issues that arise in international engineering projects and the diversity of systems that must be considered, made this project daunting. The task was made even more challenging considering the broad scope adopted for the study. Yet, the Chinese group of Legal Experts completed this mission in a remarkably short period of time,gathering a large amount of materials and very useful thoughts.
Further input was provided in the form of external material, in particular from the ICC and ICCA, and from the Panel of International Experts to which I made a modest contribution as one of the Panel members.
In its final form, the book provides both insight into the risks of international engineering projects facing Chinese contractors, and useful advice on how to address them. As such, it is a valuable and important tool not only for Chinese contractors but also for all players engaged in international engineering projects, as contractors, employers, engineers, lenders, insurers and in the many other functions that are required for the successful design and implementation of such projects. It certainly deserves wide circulation within this broader construction circle.
Michael E. Schneider
CoChair, Expert Advisory Committee of PFCCL
Geneva, 28 May, 2019
序言
近年来，中国建设工程企业积极拓展海外业务，脚步已遍及各大洲。在众多成功项目的背后，也不乏不尽如人意甚至失败的案例。随着中国“一带一路”倡议的深入推进，中国企业在海外建设工程领域发挥的作用将愈加突显，其中所隐含的风险也更加值得关注。“前事不忘，后事之师”。研究正反案例，总结经验教训，帮助中国企业降低海外业务法律风险，提高海外工程项目管理水平，为中国企业“走出去”保驾护航，正是撰写本书的初心。
常设中国建设工程法律论坛（“常设论坛”）长期专注建设工程法律领域热点、难点研究。2017年10月，常设论坛开始筹建第六工作组（“工作组”），开展“中国工程承包企业海外经营风险与实务应对”专题调研。2017年11月，经过招募与选拔程序，确定13位国内专家和23位国际专家组成工作组。工作组成员或为中国工程承包企业法律部负责人或海外项目高级管理人员，或为具有审理国际建设工程案件丰富经验的法官与仲裁员，或为身经百战、协助中国工程承包企业处理海外项目纠纷的中外律师。工作组成员扎实的理论基础和丰富的实践经验为本书的专业性、权威性提供了可靠的保证。
工作组成立一年半以来，所有专家以精益求精的“匠人精神”广泛调研案例，精炼实务经验，借鉴学术论著，反复推敲完善，力求出品扎实的调研成果。初稿完成后，工作组将报告译成英文，再交由国际专家分组、分章提出审改意见，以确保报告全面精准、言之有物、言之有据、言之有用。
在体例上，工作组树立问题导向，用五个章节分别从东道国综合环境（政治、社会、市场、法律环境），海外承包工程项目相关方之行为，海外建设工程项目本身（自然环境、工程施工、金融等），承包商自身管理（内部管理层决策、合规、组织管理等）等不同角度全面分析中国企业海外承揽工程中可能遇到的风险，力求为海外工程各项目主体提供更具针对性、更加实用的风险防控及应对策略。
本书的中文版由法律出版社出版，英文版由Wolters Kluwer在境外出版发行。当然，受时间、精力和能力等因素所限，本书不足之处在所难免，恳请业界同仁批评指正。我们也将持续关注行业发展动态，不断更新内容。
感谢第六工作组所有专家成员为本书投入的热诚和宝贵时间。常设论坛正是因为有他们的倾力奉献，才能越办越好。相信我们的努力和成果必将为中国海外工程建设行业的发展，为中国“一带一路”倡议的推进实施贡献绵薄之力。
感谢国际商会仲裁院（The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce，ICC Court）与国际商事仲裁理事会（International Council for Commercial Arbitration，ICCA）对本调研项目的持续关注和鼎力支持。国际商会仲裁院向工作组提供了多份经加密处理的仲裁裁决作为案例研究素材，国际商事仲裁理事会推荐了享誉业界的国际专家加入工作组，对项目的圆满完成给予了莫大的帮助。尤其感谢国际商会仲裁院主席Alexis Mourre先生、秘书长Alexander G. Fessas先生、国际商会北亚地区仲裁与ADR主任范铭超博士以及国际商事仲裁理事会主席Gabrielle KaufmannKohler教授、副执行主任Lisa Bingham女士对本调研项目的鼓励和支持。
感谢常设论坛主席会议、专家咨询委员会及秘书长会议对第六工作组调研项目的高度重视和强有力支持，他们是第六工作组的坚强后盾。
感谢法律出版社法商分社社长薛晗女士和责任编辑慕雪丹小姐为本书的顺利出版所付出的辛劳。感谢李佳小姐、黄兴宇先生、赵颍夫先生、李国林先生、王子越小姐、龚惠兰子小姐、陶玺先生、Charmelia Sugianto女士和Alex Kamath先生对本书文稿的细致审校。
本书的出版得到了诸多业界同仁和朋友的热心帮助。受篇幅所限，无法逐一列明。在此，我谨代表常设论坛一并向各位鞠躬致谢！
路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索！常设论坛一直在努力，也将继续努力下去！
孙巍
常设中国建设工程法律论坛秘书长
2019年6月16日
