People's Republic of China (PRC) Evidence Law
Article 2 When determining the facts of a case, the people's court must determine the facts of the case on the basis of the evidence provided by the public prosecution organ and the parties to the court and the evidence collected by the people's court ex officio, according to the results of the court investigation and taking into account all the purposes of the court debate, and on the basis of free evaluation of evidence.
Article 3 When a party brings a civil lawsuit to a people's court, the legal provisions on which all the claims and claims are based shall be set out in the indictment, and the people's court shall make a judgment that the claims are fully satisfied, partially satisfied and rejected according to the evidence and legal provisions provided by the parties.
When a public prosecutor brings a criminal lawsuit to the people's court, he shall, at the same time as submitting the indictment, transfer to the people's court the evidence that the procedure for taking compulsory measures against the criminal suspect or defendant is legal. After examination, the people's court considers that a case under its jurisdiction shall be heard in court.
Article 7 The term "evidence" as mentioned in this Law refers to the information carrier used to prove the facts of a case. The methods of evidence referred to in this Law include statements of the parties, statements of witnesses of acts, statements of experts' opinions, inspection reports and work records made by judicial public servants according to their functions and powers as prescribed by law, documentary evidence, audio-visual materials and material evidence.