Legal basis: Article 2 of the Tort Liability Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) infringes upon civil rights and interests, and shall bear tort liability according to this law. The civil rights and interests mentioned in this Law include personal rights and property rights such as the right to life, health, name, reputation, honor, portrait, privacy, marital autonomy, guardianship, ownership, usufructuary right, security right, copyright, patent right, trademark exclusive right, discovery right, stock right and inheritance right.
Article 6 Where an actor infringes upon the civil rights and interests of others due to his fault, he shall bear the tort liability. If the actor is presumed to be at fault according to the law, and the actor cannot prove that he is not at fault, he shall bear tort liability.