China’s top court vows to help companies stay afloat amid coronavirus fallout

Helping debt-laden companies stay afloat and resolving contractual disputes are among the top priorities for China’s courts this year, amid the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.But the country’s top court also said it would defend China’s interests in response to overseas lawsuits against Beijing demanding reparations for the deadly coronavirus outbreak.Delivering his annual report to the legislature on Monday, Zhou Qiang, president of the Supreme People’s Court, said the courts must…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3086009/chinas-top-court-vows-help-companies-stay-afloat-amid