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Scope and completeness

Coverage

This page identifies the official document series included, the dates covered, and any known limits. It does not claim to include every possible Chinese countermeasure.

Official series

Official series Coverage Documents included Date range Completeness
Unreliable Entity List Working Mechanism announcements Numbered UEL Working Mechanism announcements and official MOFCOM adjustments affecting UEL status or measures. 16 2023-02-16–2025-11-05 Complete for stated series
MOF government procurement countermeasure notices Numbered MOF notices imposing countermeasures in government procurement activities, including their official attachments. 1 2026-06-22–2026-06-22 Complete for stated series
AFSL orders and named countermeasure announcements Formal MFA and MOFCOM AFSL countermeasure orders and archived earlier official statements that name targets. 24 2022-12-23–2026-08-05 Known boundary disclosed
MOFCOM export-control recipient-list announcements Numbered MOFCOM announcements that add parties to the Export Control Control List or Watch List. 12 2025-01-02–2026-06-29 Partial coverage
Tariff Commission countermeasure notices State Council Tariff Commission notices and official MOF Tariff Department releases imposing or changing countermeasure tariffs. 0 None included Not currently included
Foundational laws and regulations Canonical official texts of laws, administrative regulations, and departmental rules underpinning the mechanisms covered here. 9 2020-09-19–2026-04-13 Partial coverage
Non-entity investigations and scoped measures Official investigations and actions applying to countries, items, or procedures rather than to named entities. 6 2025-10-10–2026-08-05 Partial coverage
Adjacent security and regulatory actions Selected official security, data and regulatory actions covered separately from the core countermeasure Toolkit. 1 2026-08-06–2026-08-06 Partial coverage

Unreliable Entity List Working Mechanism announcements

Coverage
Numbered UEL Working Mechanism announcements and official MOFCOM adjustments affecting UEL status or measures.
Completeness
Complete for stated series
Documents included
16, dated 2023-02-16 through 2025-11-05
Notes
All official documents identified within this stated series are included through 2025-11-05.

MOF government procurement countermeasure notices

Coverage
Numbered MOF notices imposing countermeasures in government procurement activities, including their official attachments.
Completeness
Complete for stated series
Documents included
1, dated 2026-06-22 through 2026-06-22
Notes
All official documents identified within this stated series are included through 2026-06-22.

AFSL orders and named countermeasure announcements

Coverage
Formal MFA and MOFCOM AFSL countermeasure orders and archived earlier official statements that name targets.
Completeness
Known boundary disclosed
Documents included
24, dated 2022-12-23 through 2026-08-05
Notes
The documents included run from 2022-12-23 through 2026-08-05; material before that date range is not claimed as complete.

MOFCOM export-control recipient-list announcements

Coverage
Numbered MOFCOM announcements that add parties to the Export Control Control List or Watch List.
Completeness
Partial coverage
Documents included
12, dated 2025-01-02 through 2026-06-29
Notes
Documents dated 2025-01-02 through 2026-06-29 are included; this is not a claim of complete historical coverage.

Tariff Commission countermeasure notices

Coverage
State Council Tariff Commission notices and official MOF Tariff Department releases imposing or changing countermeasure tariffs.
Completeness
Not currently included
Documents included
0
Notes
No documents from this series are included in current public counts.

Foundational laws and regulations

Coverage
Canonical official texts of laws, administrative regulations, and departmental rules underpinning the mechanisms covered here.
Completeness
Partial coverage
Documents included
9, dated 2020-09-19 through 2026-04-13
Notes
Documents dated 2020-09-19 through 2026-04-13 are included; this is not a claim of complete historical coverage.

Non-entity investigations and scoped measures

Coverage
Official investigations and actions applying to countries, items, or procedures rather than to named entities.
Completeness
Partial coverage
Documents included
6, dated 2025-10-10 through 2026-08-05
Notes
Documents dated 2025-10-10 through 2026-08-05 are included; this is not a claim of complete historical coverage.

Adjacent security and regulatory actions

Coverage
Selected official security, data and regulatory actions covered separately from the core countermeasure Toolkit.
Completeness
Partial coverage
Documents included
1, dated 2026-08-06 through 2026-08-06
Notes
Documents dated 2026-08-06 through 2026-08-06 are included; this is not a claim of complete historical coverage.

The date ranges and completeness notes above define the limits of the collection.