»Duties of Care of Providers of Digital Services with Special Reference to E-Commerce Platform Operators«: In view of the increasing number of online infringements, e-commerce platform operators and other network service providers in the People's Republic of China are the target of new regulatory efforts by the Chinese legislature. The study traces the development of their legal responsibility and, in particular, sheds light on the extent to which a trend toward increased liability has taken place in recent years.«