Practical legal guidance for international buyers dealing with Chinese supplier disputes. Everything from emergency asset freezes to CIETAC arbitration strategy — written by a PRC-licensed attorney with 5+ years of trade dispute experience.
Your supplier has gone silent or vanished with your payment. Here is the exact 7-step emergency action plan — what to do in the first 72 hours and how to maximize your chances of recovery before assets disappear.
Read full article →A complete guide to asset preservation (财产保全) in China: what it is, how it works, the 5-step process with timeline, what assets you can freeze, costs, and why speed is everything.
Read full article →Before you wire money to a Chinese factory, check these 10 red-flag warning signs. Includes a 4-point pre-payment verification checklist and real examples of what scams look like in practice.
Read full article →An 11-dimension comparison between CIETAC arbitration and Chinese court litigation for international buyers. Includes a hybrid strategy: asset preservation via court + arbitration for the final award.
Read full article →Five real fraud cases — from the $60K disappearing shipment to the $40K "lost deposit" — with red flags, amounts involved, legal approaches taken, and actual recovery outcomes.
Read full article →The 10-point pre-payment verification checklist: business license checks, factory confirmation, red flag identification, and the tools that actually work to verify a China supplier before your money leaves your account.
Read full article →What documents, messages, and records you need to win a legal case against a Chinese supplier. Includes WeChat evidence rules under PRC law, notarization requirements, and the mistakes that kill cases.
Read full article →Step-by-step recovery plan: from demand letters and asset preservation through CIETAC arbitration and court litigation. Includes the double-deposit rule under PRC Civil Code and a realistic recovery timeline.
Read full article →You won the case. Now how do you actually get paid? A practical guide to domestic and international enforcement — asset tracing, bank account seizure, CIETAC award recognition under the New York Convention, and the tools Chinese courts use to force payment.
Read full article →A US clothing importer paid a Zhejiang textile factory that disappeared. How emergency asset freezing + CIETAC arbitration recovered 97% of the funds in 11 weeks — and the contract drafting mistakes that almost cost the case.
Read full case study →A Stuttgart precision engineering firm lost a deposit to a Dongguan trading company that was dissolving itself to avoid debt. How CIETAC arbitration, asset freezing, and Hong Kong cross-border enforcement recovered 93% of the funds.
Read full case study →Every hour of delay reduces your chance of recovery. Send us your case details — we'll assess your situation, advise on the best legal strategy, and tell you honestly what your recovery prospects look like. Response within 24 hours.