A lawsuit in a Chinese court runs on fixed deadlines that begin at service, not awareness. How a foreign defendant should read the timeline, challenge jurisdiction, preserve foreign evidence, and avoid an unenforceable default.
在中国法院被起诉，程序期间自送达起算而非自知道起算。境外被告应如何把握时间轴、提出管辖权异议、保全涉外证据，并避免拖成无法执行的缺席判决。
Many foreign-invested enterprises in China treat social insurance as an afterthought or try to avoid it with cash allowances. Both create back-payment liability, surcharges, and director exposure. What the law actually requires.
许多在华外商投资企业把社保当成事后补充或用现金补贴规避。两种做法都造成补缴责任、滞纳金和董事风险。五险一金、现金补贴为什么失败、合规用工体系。
You lent money to a Chinese borrower without a formal loan agreement. Can you get it back? A practical guide to proving private lending claims: IOU, fund delivery, WeChat evidence, audio recordings, and enforcement.
你借钱给中国债务人，没有正式借款合同。钱能追回来吗？中国法院民间借贷举证规则：借条、款项交付证明、微信证据、录音、证人——五要素证据链。
In China, your contract might be a WeChat conversation. A practical guide to authenticating WeChat messages as evidence: device production, identity verification, complete conversations, and notarization.
在中国，你的合同可能是一段微信对话。微信聊天记录作为法庭证据的认证规则：原始设备出示、对方身份验证、对话完整性、公证/TSA。截图单独存在的证明力接近零。
A standard NDA is not enough in China. Liquated damages, compensated non-competes, joint and several downstream liability, and verified return/destruction — the architecture of a real trade secret protection agreement.
标准保密协议在中国不够。违约金、附补偿的竞业限制、下游连带责任、可验证的返还/销毁——真实商业秘密保护协议的架构。