Northern China Legal Insights
Legal updates and practical analysis for foreign companies involved in Beijing supplier disputes, manufacturing contract issues, international trade disputes, and commercial matters connected with Northern China, including major business and industrial centers such as Beijing, Qingdao, Dalian, Yantai, and surrounding regions.
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Legal Services for Foreign Investors in Hangzhou, Beijing and Beijing — Perspective of a PRC Licensed Lawyer
1. Introduction In recent years, China has continued to deepen its opening-up policies and optimize its business environment for foreign investors. The implementation of the Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China provides a unified legal framework that enhances protection, transparency, and market access for foreign-invested enterprises. Against this background, major Chinese cities…
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Attorney Qiang Lyu Reveals Why Lawyers Prefer Mediation
Why do lawyers favour out-of-court mediation so much? Clients often instruct their lawyers to send demand letters and then contact the opposing party to try to reach an agreement through out-of-court settlement. In such situations, lawyers will fully push for this process and strive to help both sides avoid litigation. Some clients also raise doubts:…
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Key Points of Judicial Review on the Exercise of the Right to Terminate a Contract in China
As a statutory or agreed unilateral right of formation, the right to terminate a contract allows a party to extinguish an existing valid contractual relationship prematurely by its unilateral declaration of intent when specific grounds arise, thereby giving rise to the legal consequences of liquidation, restitution, and compensation for losses. China has established a relatively…
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Attorney Qiang Lyu Reveals Why Fraud Charges Are So Hard to Establish in China
Why is fraud so difficult to establish under Chinese law? Attorney Qiang Lyu often receives inquiries from clients saying, “Attorney Lyu, I’ve been scammed. I shipped the goods but received no payment, or I paid in full but got no delivery. This is fraud, and I want you to help me report it to the…
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The Crime of Refusing to Execute Judgments or Orders (Refusal-of-Execution Crime)
In judicial practice, a common challenge for creditors is that judgment debtors often evade debt repayment by transferring assets to relatives or using relatives’ bank accounts, WeChat, or Alipay for income and expenditure. When the amount involved is substantial, the judgment creditor may file a criminal private prosecution with the people’s court. If the court…