Editorial Methodology

Source Verification

Primary legal and regulatory records are tied to official sources where available, including NPC, State Council, CAC, and official standards channels. Where a title, date, source URL, or version cannot be verified, the record is marked as pending until source review is complete.

1. Identify the issuing authority and official publication channel.
2. Match the document title, number, publication date, effective date, and current status.
3. Record the official source URL and the date the source was last checked.
4. Keep the public record pending when source evidence is incomplete or inconsistent.

Translation Methodology

English translations are unofficial site reference translations only. They are kept separate from the Chinese original and from Plain English Notes. Article and clause numbering is preserved where translations are published, and uncertainty is flagged for editorial review rather than silently resolved. The Chinese text shall prevail.

Article and Section Structure

Laws are indexed by article number and chapter structure. Standards and technical specifications should preserve original chapter, section, clause, and numbering formats rather than forcing them into a law-style article model.

Public standard pages remain metadata trackers unless verified public-source information is available. Complete standards text and complete regional negative-list tables are not reproduced on public tracker pages.

Editorial Workflow

1. Collect and verify the official source record.
2. Prepare structured metadata and an independently written public summary.
3. Link the document to related laws, rules, explainers, and glossary terms.
4. Review labels, dates, source status, and public-content boundaries.
5. Record updates and preserve prior-version context when a source changes.

Editorial Boundaries

Public articles and external commentary may be used for research direction, but site summaries, tables, translations, and notes are prepared independently from official source materials and site editorial work. Summaries explain document scope and relationships without deciding how a rule applies to a specific organization or activity.

Corrections and Review Dates

Source corrections and translation corrections are reviewed against official evidence. Public records include review or update dates where available so readers can distinguish current editorial status from the underlying legal effective date.

Correction requests can be submitted through the contact page.