Author(s)

Haotian Fan ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Law School, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Corresponding Author

Haotian Fan

ABSTRACT

With the rapid development of the internet, public welfare crowdfunding has gradually shifted from offline forms such as donation boxes and charity organization fundraising to online forms of internet fundraising. The current model of online public welfare crowdfunding is in a legislative vacuum, with a lack of clear legal provisions regarding its rights, obligations, legal status, and legal relationships. In China, existing laws and regulations are unable to effectively respond to the series of issues arising from the development of the current online public welfare crowdfunding model, and the corresponding regulatory system has also lagged behind, leading to a series of controversial issues. This article, in light of recent social hot topics—specifically the "Chengdu girl bitten incident" and related judicial cases—points out the current legal issues regarding online public welfare crowdfunding and potential improvement paths in four parts.

KEYWORDS

Chinese Legal Mechanism, Online Public Welfare Crowdfunding, Existing Legal Issues, Legal Regulation, Regulatory System

CITE THIS PAPER

Haotian Fan. Discussion on the Legal Issues of Online Public Welfare Crowdfunding—Taking the "Bitten Incident of Chengdu Girl in China" as an Example. Science of Law Journal (2025) Vol. 4: 72-78. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/DOI: 10.23977/law.2025.040309.

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