The new CCL already breaks with this restriction. However, contrary to initial ambitions the reservation on Art. 11 CISG has not been withdrawn so far. In more general terms, the CCL demonstrates the Chinese willingness to open its legal system to foreign influences and to receive inspiration from foreign laws. This material clearly shows the hand of the distinguished editor Michael Will, whose collections of writings and cases should not be missing in any well furnished library.
Several highlights strike while investigating the collections in the book.
Most publications are in Chinese - including contributions and translations of John Honnold's work. Hence, it seems that international contract and the CISG with a Chinese influence provide a vast playing field for young academics. One may note a rather peculiar legal opinion of the tribunal set up under the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission. It had to decide the applicable law since the parties had not made a choice. It failed to declare the nationalities or places of business of the parties, but nevertheless decided the question in favour of the law of China since the contract was signed in Harbin, China.