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A forum for sharing 'rule of law' stories from or involving China and discussing them. [Autofetched] posts are links to new Chinese authority, with machine translated titles. READ THE RULES BELOW.

/r/Chinalaw is a forum for sharing 'rule of law' stories from China and discussing them.

Rules:

  • Up and down votes should be used to indicate the quality and importance of the article NOT whether the content makes you happy. Please consider the article, not the poster.

  • Please read comments and articles before responding to them.

  • When submitting, it is helpful to put the area of law in brackets [] before your title, e.g. [Crimpro]: [IP]: .

  • Autofetched stories are Autotranslated

  • Chinese language submissions are allowed, but should have a brief summary in English added in some fashion and be marked as (zh) Chinese.


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Cat torture rings in China

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2024/10/20
11:23 UTC

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Inheritance dispute and weird lawyers

Last year I was approached by my aunt informing me of my grandfather’s passing and asking me to sign over my inheritance to her in order to sell the house and give me my 1/6 share. She only told me about the death of my grandfather 4 months after he passed, time in which I think she tried to sell the house without me. She also sent a handwritten will with no witnesses, fingerprints or anything to authenticate the will. Few days later I had to hire lawyers and thats when I found “Wolster & Co” which have been helpful, providing information and advice.

Long story short

My father passed away in 1997 and ever since my aunt has been trying to keep me away from my grandparents. Both of my grandparents have now passed away. Aunt claims grandmother didn’t leave a will and my grandfather left all his share to her in his will. My grandfather was an important figure in the Chinese literature and his estate didn’t include only the house but other assets such as old books, paintings, etc. also he loved me and my father very much which makes me feel like he wouldn’t leave me out of his will. After I paid the lawyers 5.000$ to assist me with this case, I chose to wait and not rush into taking my aunt into court(lawyers asking for 20.000$) 1 year later I received voicemail from chinese speaking woman and “Wolster & Co”, my lawyers have left me on seen on the Whatsapp group chat and they don’t seem to be that helpful anymore.

What advice would you all give me regarding my aunt situation, lawyer situation and how would someone proceed if they were in my place?

2 Comments
2024/08/14
05:59 UTC

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Seeking Advice on Dropping Out of Medical School in China: Financial and Legal Concerns

I’m considering dropping out of my medical university in China as it’s no longer my passion, and I’m struggling financially to cover the tuition fees. I’m planning to leave the university and start living as a slow-traveling digital nomad.

My main concerns are:

1.	Will I still have to pay the tuition fee for the current semester if I drop out?
2.	Could there be any legal consequences if I just leave without formally withdrawing?
3.	If I want to return to China in the future, will there be any restrictions or issues because of this?

I’d really appreciate any advice or personal experiences that could help me understand what to expect and how to handle this situation.

Thank you in advance for your help!

1 Comment
2024/08/13
16:51 UTC

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国务院办公厅关于印发《加快构建碳排放双控制度体系工作方案》的通知 Notice from the General Office of the State Council on Issuing the "Work Plan for Accelerating the Establishment of a Dual Control System for Carbon Emissions"

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2024/08/06
04:25 UTC

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Advice for using „China Judgements Online“

I created an account on CJO 中国裁判文书网 with my WeChat and it is showing that my search yields results in the navigation panels on the left, however the center of the page keeps saying „共检索到0篇文书”. Does anyone know why it shows that error?

2 Comments
2024/06/26
23:12 UTC

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Is it illegal in China if a parent takes away scholarship money from a child by telling them they won't pay the child's living expenses if they don't get the scholarship money? If any, what consequences will the parent receive?

My friend told me about this and I'm curious what consequences the parent will receive?

I'm sorry to tell you beforehand but I do not know the exact situation or their age... they might be under 18 or over 18 and I don't even know the scholarship is for college... I'm guessing it's for college and if so they are over 18.

Apparently my friend has a friend who lives in china, and that person got scholarship. The scholarship money, however, was taken away by their parents because the parents threatened to stop paying for their living expenses. (See, I know this is illegal if they are under 18 but... I'm not sure) So the person agreed to give their scholarship money to their parents.

My friend is curious if this can be punished by law or if it is 100% justified action that is 100% legal.

2 Comments
2024/06/19
15:28 UTC

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Seeking Advice: Website Blocked for users in China for the Second Time

Hi everyone not sure if this is the right place to post this and seek advice. I'm reaching out for some advice regarding an ongoing issue with my website being blocked in China.

This is the second time it’s happened; the first time was last year. Our primary audience is in China, and some of our blog posts focus on helping Chinese investors with overseas investments, which I suspect might be causing the blocks.

I’m looking for a long-term solution to ensure our website remains accessible to our users in China. From my research, it seems that applying for an ICP license and hosting our domain on two servers (one server within China) might help in compliance with local regulations and be a viable solution.

However, I’m not entirely sure about the process, the requirements, and if there are any additional steps or alternatives we should consider.

Has anyone here experienced a similar issue or have expertise in this area? Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

3 Comments
2024/06/17
06:27 UTC

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Tetiana's Adventures In Wonderlaw: A Bar Exam Study Guide (Quizmaster Point of Law Uniform Bar Examination Multistate Bar Review Exam) Kindle Edition

bar exam prep book geared for non U.S. lawyers free for five days forward link please.

https://www.amazon.com/Tetianas-Adventures-Wonderlaw-Eric-Engle-ebook/dp/B06XG7JMWW/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

加油

0 Comments
2024/06/07
11:56 UTC

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Public Records Search in China

In the US there are paid and free online services that will search public records by name, phone number, address, and Email.

Are there similar online services in China?

3 Comments
2024/05/12
22:08 UTC

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CCP-controlled "All China Lawyers Association" (akin to bar association in mainland China) just banned pro bano legal service by its member lawyers in mainland China 不许给陌生人捐款到禁止律师免费法律援助, 穷人的路堵的死死的。

2 Comments
2024/04/19
01:03 UTC

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