Part 1. General
According to the article 1 and 2 of Law of succession of the People’s republic of China, succession begins at the death of a citizen. Estate denotes the lawful property owned by a citizen personally at the time of his death, which mainly consists of his or her income, houses, savings, copyright and patent rights. Succession shall, after its opening, be handled in accordance with the provisions of statutory succession(; where a will exists, it shall be handled in accordance with testamentary succession or as legacy; where there is an agreement for...