Admit it. According to the General Principles of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China, if a Chinese citizen marries in a foreign country in accordance with local laws, his or her marriage relationship shall be valid in China as long as it does not violate the basic principles of China's Marriage Law and the social and public interests of the People's Republic of China, and the party concerned does not need to re-apply for marriage registration at the marriage registration office after returning to China.
According to Article 143 of the General Principles of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China, "If a citizen of the People's Republic of China settles abroad, the law of the country of residence may apply to his capacity for civil conduct." If a Chinese citizen marries in a foreign country in accordance with local laws, his or her marriage relationship shall be valid in China as long as it does not violate the basic principles of China's Marriage Law and the social and public interests of the People's Republic of China.
According to the "Reply Letter of the General Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs on the issue of overseas marriage certificates for Chinese citizens", "two citizens of the People's Republic of China (except overseas Chinese) who have studied, worked or visited relatives abroad for a long time should, in principle, register their marriage in the Chinese Embassy or consulate in the country of residence (except those not recognized by the country of residence). If the country has no diplomatic relations with China or does not recognize the marriage registration handled by our embassy or consulate abroad, the parties concerned shall get married in that country in accordance with the law of the place where the marriage is concluded, so long as it does not violate the basic principles of the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China and the social and public interests of the People's Republic of China, the marriage relationship shall be valid in China."