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Which cities come to mind when you think of international dispute settlement?
The Hague?
Geneva?
Singapore?
Well, from now on you can add one more to the list.
Hong Kong.
The International Organization for Mediation, or IOMED,
was officially inaugurated in the city in October 2025 as the world's first intergovernmental legal organization dedicated to resolving international disputes through mediation.
its mission, to fill a gap in a domain traditionally dominated by Western rules and practices.
And things have been moving fast.
Three years since the idea was first put forward by 19 countries,
including China, the IOMET is now up and running.
Why the sense of urgency?
How will IOMET mediate differently, and will it live up to expectations?
Welcome to a special edition of The Point with me, Liu Xin.
I had the pleasure has sat down in Beijing with Teresa Chang,
the first Secretary General of the IOMED.
Professor Chang, welcome to the point.