【Case Study】

A contract for sale of skins made between A,a Chinese buyer,and X,a Russian seller who was domiciled in China,provided for arbitration in Moscow.A dispute having arisen as to the quality of the skins,A proceeded to arbitration and appointed an arbitrator,but X,failed to do so because of improper notice.The arbitrator appointed by A proceeded with arbitration in the absence of X and made an award in favor of A.Later,A requested the competent Chinese court to recognize and enforce the award.The request was rejected by the Chinese court by relying on Article 5 of the New York Convention.(https://www.daowen.com)