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Injury · 02 Editorial guide

Injury & consumer claims

If someone is still at risk, that is the first job. This page does not decide fault.

First job Screen injury and immediate safety before building a general product-law essay.

Start here

If someone is still at risk, do not start with a library article

Use emergency help for immediate harm. This hub then maps the legal file. It is not a family-custody safety strip.

Open the national incident guide

Start here

Key considerations

The first questions are about urgency, governance and preservation — before collection expands or interviews begin.

  1. Is the person safe now?
  2. What product is involved, and when was it used?
  3. Who sold it — shop, platform, CBEC?

Decision map

Keep the question bounded.

  1. Safety firstStop use; medical care is not a legal filing.
  2. Hold the productEvidence sits on the evidence route.
  3. Map the sellerProducer, importer, platform.

Quick answers

Need the short version? Start with one narrow question.

These explainers answer one question. They do not replace this topic route or a deep guide.

Quick AnswerProduct Liability in ChinaProduct liability covers defect injury claims under Product Quality Law and related rules. Live /china-product-liability-law stays the main guide. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.Quick AnswerConsumer Rights in ChinaChina’s Consumer Protection Law drives returns, disclosure and some punitive damages — platforms and ads interact. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.Quick AnswerAdvertising Law in ChinaAdvertising Law bans false ads and absolute terms. Live absolute-terms foreign-brand guide stays linked. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.Quick AnswerInfluencer Advertising in ChinaKOL/live-stream promotions are advertising — disclosure, absolute terms and platform duties still apply. Reviewed 6 Sep 2026.

Curated resources

Open the asset that matches this job.

01
Guide

China product safety and incident command

National defect, recall, CBEC and evidence map — not a trademark file.

02
Guide

Product liability and consumer rights under Chinese law

Claim-path orientation when a person or property is harmed.

03
Guide

Cross-border product liability when imports cause harm

Importer, brand and overseas factory as connected but separate roles.

Helpful to prepare

Facts that make the next conversation clearer.

These items are orientation aids, not a legal requirement list.

Whether emergency care is already underwayProduct identity at a high levelSeller or platform known

Evidence file

Preserve the record before the forum is chosen.

This is a preparation prompt, not a finding that any item is admissible or required.

  1. Product still in hand, if safe to keep
  2. Purchase channel and date
  3. What happened, in a short chronology

Local context

Add the city when market-supervision practice changes.

SAMR, sampling and court practice can differ after the national defect or recall question is identified.

Open city and province guides

Counsel hand-off

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This hub organises defect, injury, recall and channel questions. It does not decide defect, run a recall or settle a claim on your facts.

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