China Justice Observer

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌

You can claim debt recovery from its shareholders. Normally, due to the very nature of companies (legal persons), it is very difficult for you to claim debt recovery from a Chinese company’s shareholders. Once the company is canceled, however, you will have opportunities to do so.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌

You are entitled to unilaterally terminate a contract with a Chinese company only if the conditions for rescission as agreed in the contract or under Chinese law mature. Otherwise, you can only terminate the contract with the consent of the other party.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute Meng Yu 余萌

Can I initiate arbitration proceedings against Chinese companies in my country and then have the awards enforced in China? You probably don’t want to go to faraway China to sue a Chinese company, and you don’t want to agree in the contract to submit the dispute to an arbitration institution that you don’t know about.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 Insights Meng Yu 余萌

Most likely, you don't want to have to go so far away as to sue a Chinese company. You may just want to take your case to the court on your doorstep because you are more familiar with your home state.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

National People’s Congress is the highest organ of state power in China.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

Yes, as of December 31, 2020, there are more than 522,000 lawyers in China.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

Chinese prisoners eat staple food, vegetables, cooking oil, meat, soy products, and egg fish and shrimp. They can also buy other food at the supermarket in the prison.

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

In China, a person who commits a crime may be sentenced to eight types of punishments, of which five types of punishments are principal punishments and three types of punishments are supplementary punishments.

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

Yes, China has a criminal code.

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 China Law in One Minute CJO Staff Contributors Team

As of December 31, 2020, there are more than 522,000 lawyers in China.