{"id":998,"date":"2026-03-03T02:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xuzhousoft.com\/suzhou\/2026\/03\/03\/city-lawyer-qiang-lyu-explains-civil-fraud\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T03:11:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T03:11:52","slug":"city-lawyer-qiang-lyu-explains-civil-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lyuandassociates.com\/suzhou\/city-lawyer-qiang-lyu-explains-civil-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawyer Qiang Lyu explains civil fraud."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- BCL_CITY_OPENING_START --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bcl-city-opening\">\n<p><strong>For an overseas buyer, the local business context can matter when dealing with a supplier in Suzhou.<\/strong> Suzhou is one of China\u2019s major manufacturing centers, particularly for electronics, machinery and advanced industrial production. The commercial setting should be considered together with the actual contract, supplier identity, goods or services and evidence.<\/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=116162725744677&amp;bvid=BV14EA9zDEgg&amp;cid=36411410997&amp;p=1\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What is civil fraud? According to Article 148 of the Civil Code of the People&#8217;s Republic of China, If the defendant fabricates facts or intentionally conceals material facts, thereby causing losses to the plaintiff, the plaintiff may apply to an arbitration institution or a court for revocation within one year from the date the fraudulent act occurred.<br \/>\nIf the defendant acted with the purpose of illegal possession from the very beginning, the conduct may constitute criminal fraud, in which case the plaintiff may report the case to the public security organ.<br \/>\nIn addition, if the defendant is a business operator and the plaintiff is a consumer, the plaintiff may claim refund plus threefold compensation in accordance with the Consumer Rights and Interests Protection Law.<br \/>\nI am Qiang Lyu, a PRC lawyer. If you like my video, please remember to subscribe to my channel.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BCL_CITY_MIDDLE_START --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bcl-city-context\">\n<h3>Local Commercial Context in Suzhou<\/h3>\n<p>Suzhou has business activity in electronics, machinery, precision manufacturing and industrial equipment. Depending on the transaction, buyers may encounter OEM disputes, specification disputes, quality claims, delivery delays and intellectual-property-related contractual disputes. For electronics, precision manufacturing and industrial-equipment transactions, buyers should pay particular attention to technical specifications, drawings, quality standards, acceptance procedures and intellectual-property provisions in the contract.<\/p>\n<p>The city is in Jiangsu and has a highly developed manufacturing ecosystem with extensive foreign-invested and export-oriented supply chains. These facts can help explain the commercial background of a transaction, but a legal claim must still be assessed on its own contract, evidence and applicable law.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- BCL_CITY_MIDDLE_END -->\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- BCL_CITY_CLOSING_START --><\/p>\n<section class=\"bcl-city-closing\">\n<h3>Next Steps for a Suzhou Supplier Dispute<\/h3>\n<p>Before escalating a dispute, an overseas buyer should identify the correct legal entity, review the contract and preserve the available evidence. Depending on the facts, the parties may consider direct negotiation, a formal demand, arbitration, litigation or enforcement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- BCL_CITY_CLOSING_END --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For an overseas buyer, the local business context can matter when dealing with a supplier in Suzhou. 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