Legal basis: Article 187 of the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). After clearing up the company's assets, compiling the balance sheet and list of assets, the liquidation group finds that the company's assets are insufficient to pay off debts, and shall apply to the people's court for bankruptcy according to law. After the company is declared bankrupt by the people's court, the liquidation group shall hand over the liquidation affairs to the people's court.
Article 2 of the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law of the People's Republic of China. If an enterprise as a legal person is unable to pay off its due debts, its assets are insufficient to pay off all its debts or it obviously lacks solvency, it shall clear up its debts in accordance with the provisions of this Law. An enterprise as a legal person may be reorganized in accordance with the provisions of this law if it has the circumstances specified in the preceding paragraph or obviously loses its solvency.