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.