The Civil Code of the People's Republic of China
(《中华人民共和国民法典》,
hereinafter referred to as the "PRC Civil
Code"), which took five years to compile, was published
on May 28th this year and will be put into force on January
1st 2021. It has attracted wide attention from various circles of
society, and experts and scholars have in turn analysed and
interpreted its various provisions. This article will offer an
analysis of the amendment to the "Rule on Change of
Circumstances" based on the current laws and judicial
interpretation and the 19th Section of the book Application and
Judicial Practice of the Civil Code
(《<民法典>适用与司法实务》)
1.
Based on Article 26 of the Supreme People's Court's
Interpretation of Several Issues Concerning the Application of PRC
Contract Law (II)
(《最高人民法院关于适用<中华人民共和国合同法>若干问题的解释（二）》,
hereinafter referred to as "Judicial Interpretation II of
PRC Contract Law"), Article 533 of the PRC Civil Code has
revised the definition of Change of
