Yongliang Wu is a civil litigation attorney practicing in Fuyang, Anhui Province, with 17 years of experience representing clients in Chinese courts. He graduated from Wuhan University School of Law and was admitted to the Anhui Bar in 2009. Attorney Wu has handled over 500 civil litigation cases, including 80 cases involving foreign plaintiffs or cross-border elements. He is a member of the Anhui Bar Association's Civil Procedure Committee and serves as an arbitrator at the Hefei Arbitration Commission.

Civil litigation in China is governed by the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, most recently amended in 2021 and effective January 1, 2022. The law establishes a four-level court system: the Basic People's Courts at the district or county level, the Intermediate People's Courts at the prefectural level, the Higher People's Courts at the provincial level, and the Supreme People's Court in Beijing. Foreign-related civil cases are generally heard by Intermediate People's Courts, although the Supreme People's Court has authorized certain Basic People's Courts in major cities to hear foreign-related cases. The statute of limitations for most civil claims under the Civil Code is three years from the date the plaintiff knows or should have known their rights were infringed.