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People's Republic of China

China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. It is the world's second-most populous country with a population exceeding 1.4 billion.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 82,919 entities connected with China. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in China. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting China

We include 8 programs targeting entities located in China.

IDTitleIssuerTarget countries
[US-DOD-1260H]Chinese Military Companies Sanctions (1260H)DoD United StatesChina  
[US-5949LIST]James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (5949 List)Congress United StatesChina  
[US-MCCAIN-889]John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (889 List)Congress United StatesChina  
[US-NS-CMIC]Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex CompaniesOFAC United StatesChina  
[CA-NRO]Policy On Sensitive Technology Research And Affiliations Of ConcernMFA CanadaChina  Iran  
[US-MCCAIN-1286]Section 1286 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115 - 232)Congress United StatesChina  Russia  
[UK-CH]UK arms embargo on mainland China and Hong KongOFSI United KingdomHong Kong  China  
[US-UFLPA]Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (Public Law No. 117-78)DHS United StatesChina  

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 13,408 entities identified as PEPs connected with China.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief Executive of Hong Kong-51
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party-21
Premier1--
Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China231
President1--
President of the People's Republic of China12-
Vice Premier, State Council3--
Vice President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission-11
Commissioner for Transport-61
Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration1-1
Deputy Financial Secretary--1
Deputy Secretary for Justice--1
Director of Immigration-51
Director of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission12-
ermanent Secretary for the Civil Service-11
Financial Secretary-21
Minister in Charge of the National Health Commission111
Minister of Agriculture1--
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs-21
Minister of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China-2-
Minister of Civil Affairs1--
Minister of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China-31
Minister of Commerce1--
Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China-21
Minister of Culture and Tourism1--
Minister of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China-21
Minister of Culture of the People's Republic of China-3-
Minister of Ecology and Environment11-
Minister of Education1--
Minister of Education of the People's Republic of China-15
Minister of Emergency Management-21
Minister of Finance1--
Minister of Finance of the People's Republic of China-51
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China-4-
Minister of Housing & Urban-Rural Development1--
Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development-11
Minister of Human Resources & Social Security1--
Minister of Human Resources and Social Security-22
Minister of Industry & Information Technology1--
Minister of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China-31
Minister of Justice1--
Minister of Justice of the People's Republic of China-51
Minister of National Defense1--
Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China-51
Minister of Natural Resources1--
Minister of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China-21
Minister of Public Security1--
Minister of Public Security of the People's Republic of China-41
Minister of Science & Technology1--
Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China-15
Minister of State Security1--
Minister of State Security of the People's Republic of China-13
Minister of Supervision1--
Minister of Supervision of the People's Republic of China-1-
Minister of Transport of the People's Republic of China-11
Minister of Transportation1--
Minister of Veterans Affairs of the People's Republic of China-11
Minister of Water Resources1--
Minister of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China-11
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Permanent Secretary for Education-41
Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate-22
Secretary for Admin. & Justice - Macau (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Civil Service - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development141
Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs131
Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism111
Secretary for Development-51
Secretary for Development - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Economics & Finance - Macau (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Education-31
Secretary for Education - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Environment and Ecology--1
Secretary for Finance - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury131
Secretary for Food & Health - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Food and Health-3-
Secretary for Health--1
Secretary for Home Affairs - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs--1
Secretary for Innovation & Technology - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry1-1
Secretary for Justice - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Labor & Welfare - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Labour and Welfare-31
Secretary for Security - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Security - Macau (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Social Affairs & Culture - Macau (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for the Civil Service-62
Secretary for the Environment & Ecology - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Transport & Logistics - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Transport & Public Works - Macau (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Transport and Logistics-11
Secretary General, State Council123
State councillor-156
Vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China-87
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress-31
Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong14610924
member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference-2,263663
Member of the National People’s Congress-135,798
Member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress-21254
National People's Congress deputy-5,317670
Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress--1
standing member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference-30942
Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress-1415
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President of the Supreme People's Court of China-2-
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Assistant Commissioner of Police-3-
Chief of the Joint Staff of the Central Military Commission-4-
Deputy Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong-55
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission-12
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission1-3
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Auditor General of the National Audit Office-11
Auditor General, National Audit Office1--
Governor, People's Bank of China111
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Afghanistan to China-1-
ambassador of Angola to the China-12
ambassador of Azerbaijan to the People's Republic of China-1-
ambassador of Belarus to China-45
ambassador of Belgium to China-2-
ambassador of Bulgaria to the People's Republic of China-1-
ambassador of Cameroon to China--1
ambassador of Canada to China-23
ambassador of Cyprus to China--1
ambassador of Denmark to China-31
ambassador of Estonia to China-1-
ambassador of France to China-52
ambassador of Germany to China-51
ambassador of Grenada to China-1-
ambassador of Hungary to China-11
Ambassador of India to China-5-
ambassador of Indonesia to China--1
ambassador of Iran to China-42
Ambassador of Israel to China--1
ambassador of Japan to China-61
ambassador of Mexico to China-12
ambassador of Mozambique to the People's Republic of China-21
ambassador of Namibia to China-1-
ambassador of North Korea to China--1
ambassador of Norway to China-1-
ambassador of Pakistan to China-51
ambassador of Poland to China-31
ambassador of Romania to China-22
ambassador of Russia to China-21
Ambassador of Spain in the People's Republic of China-41
ambassador of Syria to China--2
ambassador of the Comoros to China--1
ambassador of the People's Republic of China--11
ambassador of the Philippines to China--1
ambassador of the United Kingdom to China-41
ambassador of Ukraine to China-2-
ambassador of Uruguay to China-1-
ambassador to the People's Republic of China-16
Ambassador to the US1--
Argentine Ambassador to China-2-
Australian ambassador to China--2
Burundian Ambassador to China-1-
Cambodian ambassador to China--1
Chinese Ambassador to the European Union-31
Consul-General of the Netherlands, Chongqing-11
Consul-General of the Netherlands, Guangzhou-21
Consul-General of the Netherlands, Hong Kong--1
Consul-General of the Netherlands, Shanghai-11
Ethiopian Ambassador to China--1
Gambian ambassador to China-1-
Jordanian Ambassador to China--1
Kyrgyz Ambassador to China-11
Laotian Ambassador to China--1
Maltese Ambassador to China--1
Moldovan Ambassador to China-1-
Moroccan Ambassador to China--1
Papua New Guinean Ambassador to China-1-
Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations-41
Rwandan Ambassador to China--1
Seychellense Ambassador to China--1
Singaporean Ambassador to China-1-
Special Representative for European Affairs of the People’s Republic of China-11
Thai Ambassador to China-1-
Turkmen Ambassador to China-1-
United States Ambassador to China-63
Zimbabwean Ambassador to China-22

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

Number of known occupants
Subnational executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Central and Western District councilor-4-
governor-1-
Governor of Shaanxi-21
President of East Turkistan--1
Subnational legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
member of the Provisional Legislative Council--42

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party-2936
Vice-Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference-937
member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party-197
Secretary of the Central Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party-110
Governor of Fujian-27
Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China-45
Sha Tin District councilor-16
Sai Kung District councilor-33
Yau Tsim Mong District councilor-33
Eastern District councilor-32
State Councilor, State Council5--
Southern District councilor-13
Under Secretary for Education-31
Yuen Long District councilor-22
Chief Secretary for Administration-21
Commissioner of Police-21
Islands District councilor-21
Kwai Tsing District councilor-21
Kwun Tong District councilor-21
North District councilor-21
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police-21
Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference--2
Chief Executive of Macau--2
Committee secretary of the Chinese Communist Party-11
Convenor of the Non-official Members of the Executive Council--2
Director of the Chief Executive's Office-11
Director of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party-11
First Lady of China-11
Governor of Hebei-11
mayor of Chongqing-11
Officer responsible of the National Supervisory Commission-11
President of the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party--2
Secretary for Security-11
Sham Shui Po District councilor--2
Tsuen Wan District councilor-11
Tuen Mun District councilor-2-
Wan Chai District councilor-11
Chairman, National Development & Reform Commission1--
Chief Executive - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Chief Executive - Macau (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Chief Justice - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Chief Secretary for Admin. - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Commissioner of Police - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Commissioner, Audit - Macau (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Commissioner, Independent Commission Against Corruption - Macau (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Director of Audit - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Executive Vice Premier, State Council1--
Governor of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture-1-
Governor of Jilin-1-
Governor of Yunnan-1-
Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China1--
President, Court of Final Appeal - Macau (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
President, Legislative Assembly - Macau (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
President, Legislative Council - Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Prosecutor General - Macau (Special Admin. Region of the People's Republic of China)1--
Secretary for Innovation and Technology-1-
Secretary for the Environment-1-
Secretary for Transportand Public Works--1
Tai Po District councilor-1-
Wong Tai Sin District councilor-1-

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...