National Report for the People’s Republic of China

Abstract This chapter discusses the law on creditor claims in China. The rights and interests of creditors are protected by the 2006 Enterprise Bankruptcy Law (EBL). The term ‘insolvency claims’ is not officially used to refer to the claims against the insolvent debtor which are eligible for insolvency proceedings. In the text of the EBL, they are simply referred to as ‘claims’ (ie, creditors’ rights or obligatory rights). Only when bankruptcy liquidation proceedings start following the court’s ruling of bankruptcy declaration do the claims become known as ‘bankruptcy claims’. The rest of the chapter deals with insolvency claims, administration claims, and non-enforceable claims in turn. Each section is concerned with: the definition and scope of the claim; rules for submission, verification, and satisfaction or admission of claims; ranking of claims; and voting and other participation rights in insolvency proceedings.