According to Article 143 of the General Principles of Civil Law of the People's Republic of China, "The civil capacity of a citizen of the People's Republic of China who is settled in a foreign country may be subject to the law of the country where they are settled." Article 147 states, "The marriage of a citizen of the People's Republic of China to a foreign national shall be governed by the law of the place where the marriage is registered, and divorce shall be governed by the law of the court where the case is accepted." As long as the marriage between a Chinese citizen and a foreign national settled abroad does not violate the basic principles of the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China and the public interests of China, it shall be considered valid in China.