Revista da EMERJ - V. 20 - N. 2 - Maio/Agosto - 2018

 R. EMERJ, Rio de Janeiro, v. 20, n. 2, p. 73 - 115, Maio/Agosto 2018  99 Who can mediate? China has four types of mediation. 1) People’s mediation—anyone has full capacity can be the mediator; 2) court mediation—judges act as mediators; 3) administrative mediation—governmental entities act as me- diators; 4) arbitration mediation—arbitrators act as mediators. Is there a law that defines who can perform mediation? People’s Mediation Act of the PRC (Order No 34, 2010), Art 14 requires the mediators to be an adult citizen, who is fair and decent, enthusiastic in mediation, and has acquired certain knowledge in culture, policies and law. What kind of training program is required - how many hours and main topics taught? Art 14 of the Mediation Act provides that the administrative department for justice at the county level should provide periodical training for people’s mediators. It does not specify more details inclu- ding the length, frequency and content of the training. Every mediation centre will have its internal training require- ments for mediators. Do you have a national organization of mediators? China has 800,000 people’s mediation centres or institutions. There is no one organisation for all mediators in this country. Some well-known mediation institutions include China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) Mediation Centre, Shanghai Com- mercial Mediation Center, Beijing Arbitration Commission Mediation Center, Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Mediation Center.