Mr. Enruque Gomez-Pinzon, partner of Holland & Knight LLP, visited CIETAC on March 7, 2008 together with Mr. Hans Sydow Guevara, attorney at the Tinco, Travieso, Planchart &Nunez in Venezuela and Mr. Yang Kai, associate with Holland & Knight Beijing Office. Mr. Yu Jianlong, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of CIETAC received the visit.

During the meeting, Mr. Yu Jianlong introduced the current situation of Chinese arbitration and the development of CIETAC. He also discussed with the guests the practice and features of CIETAC arbitration by quoting certain statistics.

Mr. Gomez-Pinzon raised questions regarding the selection of the presiding arbitrator, the restriction for foreign lawyers to practice law in China and the length of procedure in CIETAC Arbitration.

Mr. Gomez-Pinzon pointed out in recent years many of his clients began to be involved in business relations with China. Therefore, he felt it a must to get familiar with Chinese legal system especially the dispute resolution mechanism of China. Mr. Gomez-Pinzon admitted that the discussion with CIETAC leadership and staff helped him get a clearer picture of CIETAC Arbitration practice and therefore enhanced his confidence in conducting arbitration in China.