In Hungary, arbitration was first mentioned in a royal decree as early as the 11th century, however, arbitrators or “chosen judges” at the time served as conciliators rather than real arbitrators.

"To supplement Dr. Wang Wenying’s excellent chapter concerning the role of conciliation in dispute resolution in the People’s Republic of China, the following is a survey of approaches taken in various
other Asian jurisdictions where the well-established Chinese practice of combining arbitration with conciliation may be adopted."