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Non-literary translation Business letters Business contracts Advertisements Sign language and slogans Official documents Tourism literature Legal documents Medical literature Business contracts A contract ordinarily means an agreement between two or more persons, not merely a shared belief, but a common understanding as to something that is to be done in the future by one, both or all of them. An Official Definition The Contract Law of People’s Republic of China (1999) defines contract as follows: A contract in this Law refers to an agreement establishing, modifying and exterminating the rights and obligations between subjects of equal footing, that is, between natural persons, legal persons or other organizations. Contents of Contract 1. Title or name of the parties 2. General Principle 3. Name of Commodity 4. Quality 5. Quantity 6. Price 7 .Shipment and Delivery 8. Terms of Payment 9. Insurance 10. Inspection 11. Claim 12. Breach 13. Arbitration 14. Force Majeure 1. Title or name of the parties Title or name of the parties, for example Sales Contract, Contract for Compensation Trade. 2. General Principle General Principle: the signing date, place, parties and reasons should all be included. 3. Name of Commodity Name of Commodity: the parties should all use the internationally accepted names so as to make the calculation of custom duty and ocean freight easier. 4. Quality Quality: the specifications and quality should be specified. 5. Quantity Quantity: the calculation unit, like case, set, piece etc. and the total amount should be noted. 6. Price Price: it is of vital importance; the unit price and the total value should be clarified. 7 .Shipment and Delivery Shipment and Delivery: the ports and places of shipment and delivery should be noted according to special terms, for example, FOB Shanghai, CIF New York. 8. Terms of Payment Terms of Payment: the payment methods should be notified, for example, L/C. 9. Insurance  Insurance: the insur