Your money went to a Chinese supplier. Now what?

You found a factory on Alibaba, paid a deposit, and now the goods are late, the quality is wrong, or the seller has gone quiet. I'm a China-licensed lawyer in Fuzhou — we represent foreign buyers in disputes with Chinese suppliers, from a fixed-fee demand letter to full litigation and enforcement in Chinese courts.

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RMB 3B+

aggregate matter value handled

7 yrs

in practice, incl. Zhong Lun & AllBright

1,000+

lawyers at Landing Law Offices

30+

firm offices worldwide

Chen Hang

Attorney-at-Law
Shanghai Landing (Fuzhou) Law Office

✓ China-licensed — appears in Chinese courts for foreign parties
✓ Law + accounting dual training; LL.M. from Spain
✓ Matters for banks, global investors & state-owned traders

The fear, stated plainly

Buying from China shouldn't feel like a gamble

Most cross-border disputes are lost before they start — because the buyer signed nothing, verified nothing, and then waited too long to act. The fix isn't mystery. It's a lawyer who is licensed in China, understands how Chinese courts and companies actually work, and speaks your language.

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"Is this supplier even real?" — Chinese company registrations are public. A registered company with paid-in capital, real premises, and a clean history is checkable in days. A supplier who avoids verification is a red flag worth trusting.
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"They raised the price after I paid." — Under Chinese law, a contract can't be changed unilaterally. A one-sided price hike after your payment doesn't bind you — but only if your deal is documented well enough to prove it.
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"The goods are late — or never coming." — Delay and non-delivery trigger specific remedies under Chinese contract law and the CISG. The right move, in the right order, is usually worth more than the fastest lawsuit.
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"I won… now how do I collect?" — A Chinese judgment is only worth what it can enforce. Asset checks, preservation orders, and going after shareholders of one-person companies are where real recovery happens.
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"I can't afford a cross-border lawsuit." — Most disputes don't need one. A well-built demand letter, sent at the right moment, resolves a surprising number of cases. And it costs far less than a lawsuit.

Services, scoped like products

Know exactly what you're buying

Each service has a defined scope and deliverable, and a fixed fee quoted in writing before work begins — priced per matter, so you stay in control. Start small, escalate if you need to.

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Demand Letter

A bilingual (Chinese–English) lawyer's letter to your supplier, built on verified facts and cited PRC law. Often enough to unlock goods or payments without a lawsuit.

Fixed fee · quoted before you commit

How it works →

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Supplier Verification

Check the company's registration, capital, shareholders, litigation history, and financial signals before you pay — so you don't become a case study later.

Scoped per supplier · quoted upfront

What we check →

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Contract & Trade Document Review

Review of your full trade document set — contract, PI, payment terms, shipping documents — before you sign, in plain English.

Scoped per document · quoted upfront

What we review →

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Litigation & Enforcement

When a letter isn't enough: sue in a Chinese court, freeze assets before judgment, and enforce against the company — and sometimes its shareholders.

Quoted per case · fixed scope

How escalation works →

Why this matters

In a Chinese court, you need a Chinese lawyer

Under Chinese civil procedure law, a foreign party appearing in a Chinese court must be represented by a lawyer licensed to practice in China. Foreign lawyers may not appear as counsel in Chinese litigation. That makes a China-licensed lawyer not a luxury — it's the only way in. The question is finding one who understands foreign buyers, works in English, and treats your dispute as a business problem, not a paperwork exercise.

Licensed in China

We practice at Shanghai Landing (Fuzhou) Law Office, a PRC-licensed firm — authorized to appear in Chinese courts and represent foreign parties.

Law + accounting

Dual training in law and accounting, plus a financial-litigation background. Disputes are assessed as money problems: what recovery is realistic, what it costs, and the smartest sequence.

Plain English

Every letter, contract note, and strategy memo is written in clear English — no black-box lawyering, no jargon you need to translate twice.

Proof, not promises

What real matters looked like

Two anonymized cases — one where we recovered goods for a foreign buyer, one where we protected a Chinese state-owned group buying from overseas. Between them sits the whole of cross-border trade.

Dispute resolution · Foreign buyer

Paid in Full, Goods Withheld — Fixed in a Week

A French buyer paid in full for two excavators; the Chinese supplier refused to ship and demanded surcharges. One bilingual demand letter — sent after the evidence was locked — and the buyer recovered everything within the week.

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Contract risk control · Import chain

26,500 Tonnes of Mineral Sands — Every Contract Checked

A Chinese state-owned group's first bulk-commodity import: supplier background check, 55 redlines on the sale contract, LC terms, demurrage traps, port custody — and an orderly wind-down at the end.

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Not sure what you need?

Tell us what happened — a few sentences is enough. Scan the QR code on the contact page to chat directly, or email us. We'll tell you which step makes sense and quote a fixed fee. No obligation.

Describe your situation

No outcome can be guaranteed — anyone who promises you a guaranteed win in a Chinese court is not being straight with you.