Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law.
Article 4 This Law must be observed in civil litigation within the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 5 Foreigners, stateless persons, foreign enterprises and organizations shall enjoy the same litigation rights and obligations as citizens, legal persons and other organizations in People's Republic of China (PRC) when they bring a lawsuit or respond to a lawsuit in a people's court. If a foreign court restricts the civil litigation rights of citizens, legal persons and other organizations in People's Republic of China (PRC), the people's court of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall implement the principle of reciprocity for the civil litigation rights of citizens, enterprises and organizations in that country.