From 17-19 November, 2009, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”) held the seventh CIETAC International Commercial Arbitration Moot (“The Moot”) in Beijing. Over 160 competitors from 21 famous domestic universities participated in the event. The Moot, which was conducted in English, was judged by 43 distinguished arbitrators and lawyers from home and abroad. The arbitrators respectively constituted moot courts, and the competitors simulated as claimants and respondents to join the hearing.

CIETAC will respectively sponsor the winning teams to join the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot held in Vienna and Hong Kong in March and April, 2010. As the co-sponsor of the Vis Moot, CIETAC had selected and sent Chinese delegates to participate in the international competition in Vienna many times. The 2011-2012 Vienna Vis Moot will adopt CIETAC Arbitration Rules. Meanwhile, as a sister moot to the Vienna Moot, the Vis Moot (East) has also been co-sponsored by CIETAC since 2005.

CIETAC has held the CIETAC International Commercial Arbitration Moot and related activities for eight years, and has gained a reputation and recognition in over 30 law schools of Chinese universities, and has become one of the must-join competitions by law school students. Some universities added commercial arbitration courses to prepare for the competition.

11月17-19日，中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会（简称“贸仲”）在北京举办了第七届“贸仲杯”国际商事仲裁辩论赛。本届辩论赛共有来自国内21所著名高等院校法学院（系）代表队的160余名选手参加了比赛。贸仲邀请了其资深仲裁员及国内外知名律师43人担任仲裁员，这些仲裁员分别组成模拟仲裁庭，参赛选手模拟仲裁案件申请人和被申请人参与仲裁庭开庭的各环节，比赛语言为英文。

贸仲将继续资助优胜队分别参加2010年3月和4月在维也纳和香港举办的“国际商事仲裁模拟仲裁庭辩论赛”（Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot）。作为该赛事的合作方，贸仲多次选派中国代表队参与维也纳的国际赛事，2011-2012年的维也纳国际赛事中将会采用贸仲的仲裁规则。同时，自2005年该赛事在香港开办“东方赛区”，贸仲一直是东方赛区的协办单位。

八年来，贸仲举办的“贸仲杯”国际商事辩论赛及相关活动，已经在三十多所中国知名高校法学院（系）中形成了一定的知名度和影响力，成为多所中国高校法学院（系）每年固定组织学生准备的赛事活动之一，有的学校还为此增加了商事仲裁的专门课程。