Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 1 This Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution in order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of civil subjects, adjust civil relations, maintain social and economic order, meet the development requirements of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, and promote socialist core values.
Article 2 The Civil Law regulates the personal relations and property relations among natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated organizations as equal subjects.
Article 3 The personal rights, property rights and other lawful rights and interests of civil subjects are protected by law, and no organization or individual may infringe upon them.
Article 4 Civil subjects have equal legal status in civil activities.
Article 5 Civil subjects engaged in civil activities shall follow the principle of voluntariness and establish, change and terminate civil legal relations according to their own wishes.