Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 165 Where an actor infringes upon the civil rights and interests of others through fault and causes damage, he shall bear tort liability.
If the actor is presumed to be at fault according to the law and cannot prove that he is not at fault, he shall bear tort liability.
Article 166 Where an actor causes damage to the civil rights and interests of others, regardless of whether the actor is at fault or not, if the law stipulates that he should bear tort liability, such provisions shall prevail.
Article 167 Where an infringement endangers the personal and property safety of others, the infringed party has the right to demand the infringer to bear the tort liability of stopping the infringement, removing the obstruction and eliminating the danger.
Article 168 Where two or more persons jointly infringe and cause damage to others, they shall be jointly and severally liable.
Article 169 Whoever instigates or helps others to commit tort shall be jointly and severally liable with the perpetrator.
Whoever instigates or helps a person with no capacity for civil conduct or a person with limited capacity for civil conduct to commit tort shall bear tort liability; If the guardian of a person without civil capacity or with limited civil capacity fails to perform his guardianship duties, he shall bear corresponding responsibilities.