CHINA LEGAL REFERENCE · SOURCES
Official China Legal Research Sources & Databases
These are the official websites and databases cited from institution and glossary records. URLs are listed as last checked; they are not updated automatically if a site moves.
Source registry
Primary official sources
| Source | Publisher | Type | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Financial Court ↗ | Beijing Financial Court | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Beijing Intellectual Property Court ↗ | Beijing IP Court | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Beijing International Arbitration Center ↗ | BAC / BIAC | OFFICIAL_INSTITUTION | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Beijing Internet Court ↗ | Beijing Internet Court | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| CASS Institute of Law ↗ | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences | UNIVERSITY_ACADEMIC | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Chengdu-Chongqing Financial Court ↗ | Chengdu-Chongqing Financial Court | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| China International Commercial Court of the Supreme People's Court ↗ | China International Commercial Court of the Supreme People's Court | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ↗ | CIETAC | OFFICIAL_INSTITUTION | 15 Sep 2026 |
| China Maritime Arbitration Commission ↗ | CMAC | OFFICIAL_INSTITUTION | 15 Sep 2026 |
| China National Intellectual Property Administration ↗ | CNIPA | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| China Securities Regulatory Commission ↗ | CSRC | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| China University of Political Science and Law ↗ | China University of Political Science and Law | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Chongqing Arbitration Commission ↗ | Chongqing Arbitration Commission | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Civil Aviation Administration of China ↗ | Civil Aviation Administration of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Cyberspace Administration of China ↗ | CAC | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| East China University of Political Science and Law ↗ | East China University of Political Science and Law | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Fudan University Law School ↗ | Fudan University Law School | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China ↗ | General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| General Administration of Sport of China ↗ | General Administration of Sport of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Guangzhou Arbitration Commission ↗ | GZAC | OFFICIAL_INSTITUTION | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court ↗ | Guangzhou IP Court | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Guangzhou Internet Court ↗ | Guangzhou Internet Court | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Guangzhou Maritime Court ↗ | Guangzhou Maritime Court | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Hainan Free Trade Port Intellectual Property Court ↗ | Hainan Free Trade Port Intellectual Property Court | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Hainan International Arbitration Court (Hainan Arbitration Commission) ↗ | Hainan International Arbitration Court (Hainan Arbitration Commission) | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Hangzhou Arbitration Commission / Hangzhou International Arbitration Court ↗ | Hangzhou Arbitration Commission / Hangzhou Court of International Arbitration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Hangzhou Internet Court ↗ | Hangzhou Internet Court | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court ↗ | Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | National Healthcare Security Administration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | National Health Commission | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | National Energy Administration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Civil Aviation Administration of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | National Data Administration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Shanghai Arbitration Commission | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Hainan Free Trade Port Intellectual Property Court | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | China International Commercial Court of the Supreme People's Court | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Chongqing Arbitration Commission | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Xiamen Arbitration Commission / Xiamen Court of International Arbitration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Chengdu-Chongqing Financial Court | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Hainan International Arbitration Court (Hainan Arbitration Commission) | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Nanjing Arbitration Commission / Jiangsu (Nanjing) International Commercial Arbitration Center | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | National Medical Products Administration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | National Development and Reform Commission | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Hangzhou Arbitration Commission / Hangzhou Court of International Arbitration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Ministry of Industry and Information Technology | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | National Immigration Administration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Mandate / institutional source ↗ | Ministry of Ecology and Environment | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China ↗ | Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Ministry of Commerce of the PRC ↗ | MOFCOM | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China ↗ | Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Ministry of Ecology and Environment ↗ | Ministry of Ecology and Environment | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China ↗ | Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China ↗ | Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China ↗ | Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development ↗ | Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security ↗ | Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ↗ | Ministry of Industry and Information Technology | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Ministry of Justice of the PRC ↗ | Ministry of Justice | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Ministry of Natural Resources ↗ | Ministry of Natural Resources | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China ↗ | Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China ↗ | Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Nanjing Arbitration Commission / Jiangsu (Nanjing) International Commercial Arbitration Center ↗ | Nanjing Arbitration Commission / Jiangsu (Nanjing) International Commercial Arbitration Center | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| National Copyright Administration of China ↗ | National Copyright Administration of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| National Data Administration ↗ | National Data Administration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| National Development and Reform Commission ↗ | National Development and Reform Commission | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| National Energy Administration ↗ | National Energy Administration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| National Financial Regulatory Administration ↗ | National Financial Regulatory Administration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| National Health Commission ↗ | National Health Commission | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| National Healthcare Security Administration ↗ | National Healthcare Security Administration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| National Immigration Administration ↗ | National Immigration Administration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| National Medical Products Administration ↗ | National Medical Products Administration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| National People's Congress and its Standing Committee ↗ | National People's Congress and its Standing Committee | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| National Radio and Television Administration ↗ | National Radio and Television Administration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| National Supervisory Commission of the People's Republic of China ↗ | National Supervisory Commission of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Peking University Law School ↗ | Peking University | UNIVERSITY_ACADEMIC | 15 Sep 2026 |
| People's Bank of China ↗ | People's Bank of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Policy and legal-affairs department ↗ | General Administration of Sport of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Renmin University of China Law School ↗ | Renmin University of China Law School | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Shanghai Arbitration Commission ↗ | Shanghai Arbitration Commission | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Shanghai Financial Court ↗ | Shanghai Financial Court | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Shanghai Intellectual Property Court ↗ | Shanghai IP Court | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Shanghai International Arbitration Center ↗ | SHIAC | OFFICIAL_INSTITUTION | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University Koguan Law School ↗ | Shanghai Jiao Tong University Koguan Law School | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Shanghai Maritime Court ↗ | Shanghai Maritime Court | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration ↗ | SCIA | OFFICIAL_INSTITUTION | 15 Sep 2026 |
| State Administration for Market Regulation ↗ | SAMR | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| State Administration of Foreign Exchange ↗ | SAFE | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| State Council of the People's Republic of China ↗ | State Council of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| State Taxation Administration ↗ | State Taxation Administration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council ↗ | State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Supreme People's Court of the PRC (English) ↗ | Supreme People's Court | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China ↗ | Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Tsinghua University School of Law ↗ | Tsinghua University | UNIVERSITY_ACADEMIC | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Xiamen Arbitration Commission ↗ | Xiamen Arbitration Commission / Xiamen Court of International Arbitration | PRIMARY_INSTITUTION | 18 Sep 2026 |
| 最高人民法院 ↗ | Supreme People's Court | PRIMARY_GOVERNMENT_COURT | 15 Sep 2026 |
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