Introduction

Foreigners can hardly avoid civil and commercial disputes when living, studying and working in China, and need to know the channels, methods of dispute resolution and the available legal aid. This chapter will briefly introduce dispute resolution mechanism in China and the available legal aid, according to the Law on People’s Mediation, the Arbitration Law, the Civil Procedure Law, the Criminal Procedure Law, the Regulation on Legal Aid, and other relevant laws, regulations and judicial interpretations, to help foreigners in China to understand and master a variety of legal ways to resolve disputes and protect their lawful rights and interests.