China Justice Observer

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌

Chinese company registration status is divided into several types. Except for existence, all others are abnormal operating status.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌

You can terminate the contract with this supplier so that you can claim back your paid amount.

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌

No. In fact, it won't be any harder than if you were to sue any other company.

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

On December 26, 2021, ICDPASO released ICDPASO Commercial Mediation Rules (Draft). ICDPASO (International Commercial Dispute Prevention and Settlement Organization) is a non-governmental international organization established by China in 2020.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌

We will use a fictional succession-related story to illustrate how inheritance works in China.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌

No, China has no inheritance tax.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌

During the lifetime, one can specify in the will who inherits his/her house and other heritage. If the person has no will, the decedent’s children, spouse, parents, siblings, paternal grandparents, and maternal grandparents may inherit his/her estate.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌

When your Chinese suppliers or distributors defraud or default, where will you file the lawsuit? China or somewhere else (eg. the place of your domicile), provided that both have jurisdiction over your case? To answer these questions, we need to compare the litigation in China with that in other countries.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌

If you are required to pay a deposit or make a prepayment before you can get the goods delivered by a Chinese supplier, then you’d better do due diligence on the Chinese supplier beforehand.

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌

You can search the information of the enterprise in China’s National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System.