This article analyses China’s legal framework and judicial practice concerning the de-cline of international civil jurisdiction as a means of resolving conflicts of jurisdiction, particularly following the amendments to the 2023 Civil Procedure Law of China. Through an examination of case law, interpretative documents, and newly enacted legal provisions, the article highlights how China has gradually developed a legal basis enabling its courts to proactively decline jurisdiction in civil cases involving foreign elements. On that basis, the article proposes four groups of recommendations for Vietnam aimed at improving Article 472 of the 2015 Civil Procedure Code, thereby making a sub-stantive contribution to the resolution of international civil jurisdictional conflicts in the context of Vietnam’s continued legal integration and the modernisation of its private international law system.
