On February 28, 2017, in order to improve the unified review standards of the review mechanism, the Tianjin Higher People's Court issued the “Tianjin High People's Court's Guidelines on Judicial Review of Foreign, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Commercial Arbitration Cases” In order to strengthen the judicial review of commercial arbitration involving foreign countries, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, standardize judicial review procedures, and unify judicial review standards, in accordance with the relevant laws, administrative regulations and judicial interpretations of the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China and the Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China, This guide is formulated in light of the trials of the Tianjin court. I. scope of application This guide applies to the following cases: (1) Application for commercial arbitration preservation cases involving foreign countries, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan; (2) Application for confirmation of the validity of commercial arbitration agreements involving foreign countries, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan; (3) Application for revocation of cases involving foreign, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan commercial arbitration awards; (4) Application for enforcement or non-enforcement of cases involving foreign, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan commercial arbitration awards; (5) Application for recognition and enforcement of commercial arbitration awards in Hong Kong, Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan; (6) Application for recognition and enforcement of foreign commercial arbitral awards; (7) Other cases of judicial review of commercial arbitration involving foreign affairs, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. 2. Legality of Judicial Review of Foreign and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Commercial Arbitration Hearing judicial review cases involving foreign, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan commercial arbitrations shall be in strict accordance with the Civil Procedure Law of the People ’s Republic of China, the Arbitration Law of the People ’s Republic of China, and the Arrangement of the Supreme People ’s Court for the Mutual Implementation of Arbitral Awards between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Arrangements for the Supreme People's Court on the Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Between the Mainland and the Macao Special Administrative Region, the Supreme People's Court's Provisions on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in Taiwan, and other legal interpretations, as well as the conclusion and participation of the People's Republic of China The provisions of the international treaty shall not take effect on foreign, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan commercial arbitration agreements, foreign, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan commercial arbitration awards, Hong Kong, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan commercial arbitral awards, and foreign commercial arbitral awards. It shall not conduct judicial review in accordance with the review standards agreed by the parties. Finality of judicial review of commercial arbitration involving foreign and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Judicial review cases involving foreign, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan commercial arbitrations are subject to a single judicial review. No trial supervision procedure may be initiated on the basis of an application by a party, a protest by the People's Procuratorate, or an ex officio, except in the following cases: (1) When a people's court enforces a foreign, Hong Kong, Macao, or Taiwan commercial arbitration award, a Hong Kong, Macau Special Administrative Region or Taiwan commercial arbitration award, or a foreign commercial arbitration award, the parties apply for non-enforcement, and the people's court rejects the enforcement objection after review and ruling. The parties may apply for reconsideration in accordance with relevant regulations. (2) When a people's court makes a decision of rejection, dismissal of an indictment, or jurisdictional objection during a judicial review of a foreign or Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan commercial arbitration case, the parties may appeal in accordance with relevant regulations. 4. Hearing methods Hearing cases involving judicial review of commercial arbitration involving foreign countries, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan shall form collegiate panels, and shall fully listen to the opinions of all parties through inquiries and other methods. Except for applications for confirmation of the validity of foreign-related, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan commercial arbitration agreements, and for cancellation of foreign-related, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan commercial arbitration awards, cases with clear facts and clear legal relations can be heard in writing.