{"id":114,"date":"2026-03-21T03:33:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T03:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xuzhousoft.com\/linyi\/2026\/03\/21\/can-i-sue-a-natural-person-defendant-without-the-defendants-id-number\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T12:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:22:17","slug":"can-i-sue-a-natural-person-defendant-without-the-defendants-id-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lyuandassociates.com\/linyi\/can-i-sue-a-natural-person-defendant-without-the-defendants-id-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I sue a natural person defendant without the defendant\u2019s ID number?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- BCL_CITY_OPENING_START --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bcl-city-opening\">\n<p><strong>When sourcing from Linyi<\/strong>, overseas companies should consider not only the contract itself but also the type of local supplier, the surrounding supply chain and the nature of the goods or services involved. Linyi is an important commercial and manufacturing center in Shandong with strong wholesale and industrial supply chains. Understanding this background can help a buyer identify potential problems at an earlier stage.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- BCL_CITY_OPENING_END --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/player.bilibili.com\/player.html?isOutside=true&amp;aid=116264731155279&amp;bvid=BV1e8AszSE6g&amp;cid=36853123668&amp;p=1\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Can a lawsuit be filed without knowing the defendant\u2019s ID number? According to the relevant provisions of the Supreme People\u2019s Court, even if the defendant\u2019s ID number is unknown, a lawsuit may still be filed as long as the plaintiff provides other information sufficient to distinguish the defendant from others, such as the defendant\u2019s full name, address, age, etc., so that the court\u2019s case-filing division can identify the defendant.<\/p>\n<p>However, in such cases where the ID number is unavailable, after the case is filed, service of process may only be made personally by court staff or by postal service; service by leaving the documents at the defendant\u2019s residence or public notice service is not permitted. If personal service or postal service fails, the action shall be dismissed.<br \/>\n<!-- BCL_CITY_MIDDLE_START --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bcl-city-context\">\n<h2>What Foreign Buyers Should Know About Linyi Suppliers<\/h2>\n<p>The Linyi market includes businesses involved in wood products, building materials, machinery and wholesale trade. Common commercial problems can include quality disputes, quantity disputes, delivery problems and payment disputes. In a dispute, documents such as contracts, purchase orders, technical specifications, inspection records, invoices, payment records and correspondence may become important evidence.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s position within Shandong and its connection with a broad wholesale and manufacturing network serving domestic and export markets can also provide useful context when evaluating a supplier relationship. Local business characteristics do not determine the outcome of a dispute, but they can help explain the commercial setting in which the transaction took place.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- BCL_CITY_MIDDLE_END --><\/p>\n<p><!-- BCL_CITY_CLOSING_START --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bcl-city-closing\">\n<h2>Before Taking Action Against a Supplier in Linyi<\/h2>\n<p>For an overseas buyer, the first practical step is usually to identify the correct Chinese contracting party and preserve the evidence showing what was ordered, what was paid and what was delivered. Depending on the contract and dispute, the next step may involve a demand, settlement negotiations, arbitration, litigation or enforcement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- BCL_CITY_CLOSING_END --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When sourcing from Linyi, overseas companies should consider not only the contract itself but also the type of local supplier, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-china-contract-law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lyuandassociates.com\/linyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lyuandassociates.com\/linyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lyuandassociates.com\/linyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lyuandassociates.com\/linyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lyuandassociates.com\/linyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lyuandassociates.com\/linyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lyuandassociates.com\/linyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lyuandassociates.com\/linyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lyuandassociates.com\/linyi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}