When the "New Rules on Betrothal Gifts" are implemented, is money exchanged during a relationship a betrothal gift or a gift? Recently, the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court heard two dispute cases in which the "new rules on bride price" were applied.

Mr. Jia bought Ms. Yang a mobile phone worth more than 9,000 yuan. He also bought jewelry worth tens of thousands of yuan for Ms.Yang. After the breakup, Mr.Jia believed that the mobile phone and jewelry were gifts and demanded that they be returned in full. The court ruled that they were not "betrothal gifts"