On 21 Oct. 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China (MFA) and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) set up the Preparatory Office of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed) in the HKSAR. To this end, the two sides signed the “the Arrangement on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation Preparatory Office in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” (关于在香港特别行政区设立国际调解院筹备办公室的安排). The MFA stated that no international intergovernmentalorganization currently…