Individuals and organisations targeted by the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, Counter-Measures List, Unreliable Entities List (UEL), Export Control List, and Export Control Watch List.
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Individuals and organisations targeted by the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, Counter-Measures List, Unreliable Entities List (UEL), Export Control List, and Export Control Watch List.
China does not publish structured data on individuals and entities targeted by the country's sanctions legislation. This dataset is a partial list of individuals and organisations officially designated or listed by Chinese government authorities.
Chinese sanctions are often framed as countermeasures against foreign sanctions and to reprimand public figures for criticizing China's policies, particularly regarding Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Xinjiang province.
The dataset also covers entities subject to trade restrictions under the Unreliable Entities List (UEL), Export Control List, and Export Control Watch List.
Note: This dataset is not comprehensive and should be used as a research tool but not as a definitive source of sanctions data on China.
See the designation extraction guide for the conventions used to turn official notices into structured rows.
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| Publisher: | OpenSanctions · China non-official source This dataset combines data published by various government departments, including the Ministry of Commerce, a state agency responsible for the regulation of economic activities such as trade, commodity inspection and industry; as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is responsible for China's foreign relations and international diplomacy; and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, which is responsible for policy relating to Taiwan. | ||||||
| Collections: | in Consolidated Sanctions · OpenSanctions Default | ||||||
| Information: | github.com | ||||||
| Source data: | raw.githubusercontent.com · CSV | ||||||
| Tags: | list.sanction.counter · list.export · target.us | ||||||
| Coverage: | added · frequency: not automated | ||||||
| Last processed: | 2026-07-18 06:47:02 · v. 20260718064702-ckg | ||||||
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Downloads contain the full set of entities contained in this dataset. You can fetch a simplified tabular form, or detailed, structured data in JSON format. Updated files will be provided once a day at the same location.
| File name | Export type | Size | |
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entities.ftm.json | FollowTheMoney entities | 575.13 KB | |
names.txt | Target names text file | 17.84 KB | |
senzing.json | Senzing entity format | 241.91 KB | |
source.csv | Source data | 142.2 KB | |
targets.nested.json | Targets as nested JSON | 580.95 KB | |
targets.simple.csv | Targets as simplified CSV | 116.65 KB |
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You can query the data in this dataset via the application programming interface (API) endpoints below. Please read the introduction for documentation and terms of service.
| Use the Reconciliation API in OpenRefine: | |
For full-text search, use the /search endpoint: | |
For entity matching, use the /match endpoint: |
This dataset consolidates entities targeted by the following sanctions programs, policy regimes or sub-lists:
| ID | Title | Issuer | Target countries |
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[CN-CML] | Chinese Counter-Measures List | NPC China | European Union United Kingdom United States |
[CN-ECL] | Chinese Export Control List | MOFCOM China | |
[CN-ECWL] | Chinese Export Control Watch List | MOFCOM China | |
[CN-TAO-ACCOMP] | Henchmen and Accomplices of "Taiwan Independence" | TAO China | Taiwan |
[CN-TAO-DIEHARD] | Diehard "Taiwan Independence" Separatists | TAO China | Taiwan |
[CN-UEL] | Chinese Unreliable Entities List (UEL) | NPC China |
The following targeted entities have been added to this data source most recently:
| Added | Name | Type | Countries |
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| Hanwha Shipping Holdings LLC | Company | United States | |
| Lin Chun-ting | Person | Taiwan | |
| HS USA Holdings Corp. | Company | United States | |
| Hanwha Shipping LLC | Company | United States | |
| Shih Shu-hua | Person | Taiwan | |
| Hanwha Ocean USA International LLC | Company | United States | |
| Wen Tzu-yu | Person | Taiwan | |
| Lin Da | Person | Taiwan | |
| Hanwha Philly Shipyard Inc. | Company | United States | |
| Chen Po-yuan | Person | Taiwan | |
| Lin Chun-yan | Person | Taiwan | |
| AB Mano Bankas | Company | Lithuania | |
| UAB Urbo Bankas | Company | Lithuania | |
| Gibbs&Cox, Inc. | Company | United States | |
| Aero Vironment | Company | United States |
OpenSanctions is free for non-commercial users. Businesses must acquire a data license to use the dataset.