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The Energy Charter Treaty and Dispute Settlement of Transnational Energy Pipelines In a Chinese Perspective Yang Zewei * Abstract: There are many types of disputes on transnational energy pipeline with various and complicated reasons. International legal system based on the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) contains a comprehensive system for settling disputes on transnational energy pipeline, which covers international arbitration, adjudication of international judicial bodies, a specialized conciliation mechanism under the ECT, and the Energy Charter conference mechanism, besides the traditional diplomatic and political means, such as negotiation and consultation. As to the dispute settlement of those pipelines related to China, it’s crucial to establish and develop a friendly relationship with those countries related. Keywords: Disputes on Transnational Energy Pipelines The Energy Charter Treaty A Specialized Conciliation Mechanism under the ECT The Energy Charter Conference I. Introduction In May 2006, China-Kazakhstan oil pipelines starting oil transmission. It is designed for an annual transmission capacity of 20 million tons, and this is the first time that China acquires oil through pipelines. On July 17, 2007, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) signed the production sharing contract on the area at Amu Darya Right Bank in Turkmenistan and the Sino-Turkmenian natural gas purchase and sale agreement with Turkmen State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources and?Turkmengaz State Concern respectively in Beijing, China. According to these agreements, Turkmenistan will export 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China annually for 30 years. In July 2008, the China-Kazakhstan gas pipeline has started construction. As a part of the China-Central Asia gas pipeline project, the China-Kazakhstan gas pipeline, extending 1,300 km, is a joint venture bet