Asia-Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver published the guidelines on management of ascites in liver disease in May 2023, which introduces the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of ascites, hyponatremia, hepatic hydrothorax, and hepatorenal syndrome in patients with liver cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure. This article summarizes the main recommendations in the guidelines, so as to provide a reference for the treatment of ascites in patients with liver diseases in China.