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China Website Identity Labels: What Foreign Founders Should Know About the Sichuan Government Portal Filing

A practical guide for foreign founders on how Chinese government websites are certified and monitored, using the Sichuan Provincial Government portal's identity label record as a worked example of the compliance model companies may encounter in China.

Why a Government Website Record Matters to Foreign Founders

Foreign founders setting up or running a company in China often interact with official portals for registration, tax, and licensing steps. Understanding how those portals are certified and monitored helps you judge whether a site you are using is an official, registered channel. The source record for this article is the identity label (标识管理) filing page for the Sichuan Provincial Government portal, published on a certification platform managed under China's internet authorities. It is a useful worked example of how Chinese online identity certification is structured.

Who Operates the Portal

The record identifies the sponsor of the website as the General Office of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, and classifies the institution type as a Party and government organ. The website name is the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, and the address is listed as www.sc.gov.cn. The record carries an electronic identity label number, DZJG20260100003479PW.

For a foreign founder, the practical takeaway is simple: official Chinese government sites publish an identifiable sponsor, a site name, a web address, and an electronic label number. When you are directed to a portal for a filing or registration step, these details are the first things to check.

How the Two Versions of the Site Were Rated

The record separates assessments for the PC website and the WAP (mobile) website, and reports several scoring dimensions for each.

PC website evaluation

• Elder-friendly (适老化) evaluation: self-evaluation 100, institutional evaluation 82, user evaluation 83.
• Accessibility (无障碍) evaluation: self-evaluation 100, institutional evaluation 83, user evaluation 83.
• Performance index: comprehensiveness 100%, reliability 100%, robustness 100%.
• Overall evaluation score: 86.2.

WAP website evaluation

• Elder-friendly evaluation: self-evaluation 100, institutional evaluation 82, user evaluation 81.
• Accessibility evaluation: self-evaluation 100, institutional evaluation 80, user evaluation 82.
• Performance index: comprehensiveness 100%, reliability 100%, robustness 100%.
• Overall evaluation score: 85.4.

Note the structure: three separate perspectives — the operator's own assessment, an institutional assessment, and user assessment — are published side by side. For foreign founders, this is a reminder that Chinese official portals are evaluated on service quality dimensions, not merely on whether they exist.

Who Issues and Supervises the Label

The record names the supervising authority as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), and the issuing body as the Internet Society of China. This division of roles is worth noting: the ministry supervises, while an industry association issues the label.

Validity Periods and Inspection Schedule

Both the PC website label certification and the WAP website label certification carry a validity period of two years, running from 27 January 2026 to 26 January 2028. The certificate certification likewise shows a two-year validity period over the same dates.

The record also lists scheduled periodic inspections (定期巡检) at three future dates: 26 July 2026, 26 January 2027, and 26 July 2027. The inspection result is recorded as passed (通过). A certificate download is offered on the page, described as the Sichuan Provincial People's Government portal's elder-friendly and accessibility evaluation report, in sealed version (PDF).

What This Means in Practice for Foreign Founders

This record is not about company registration directly, but it illustrates the compliance pattern you will meet across Chinese official channels. Three points are useful to keep in mind.

• Labels have expiry dates. Certification here runs on a two-year cycle with scheduled inspections in between. When you rely on an official portal, treat its credentials as time-bound and periodically refreshed.
• Multiple assessments are published. Self-evaluation, institutional evaluation, and user evaluation appear together. Reading all three gives a fuller picture than any single score.
• Accessibility and elder-friendliness are formal criteria. Chinese government portals are assessed on these dimensions, which signals that service accessibility is part of the official standard rather than an optional extra.

How to Use This When Vetting a Portal

When a registration or filing process points you to a government website, look for the published sponsor, the site name and address, and the electronic label number, then check the validity window and inspection record where available. This mirrors the details recorded for the Sichuan portal: sponsor, institution type, site name, site address, label number, issuer, supervisor, validity dates, and inspection results.

Because the record shows separate PC and mobile assessments, also confirm that the version of the site you are using — desktop or mobile — is the one covered. And because the certificate download is described as an evaluation report in sealed PDF form, expect documentation to be formal and versioned rather than informal.

Key Facts at a Glance

• Sponsor: General Office of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government.
• Institution type: Party and government organ.
• Website: Sichuan Provincial People's Government, www.sc.gov.cn.
• Electronic label number: DZJG20260100003479PW.
• Supervising authority: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
• Issuing body: Internet Society of China.
• Label validity: two years, 27 January 2026 to 26 January 2028, for both PC and WAP.
• Inspections: 26 July 2026, 26 January 2027, 26 July 2027 — result passed.
• Overall scores: PC 86.2; WAP 85.4.

Next Steps

If you are evaluating official channels before or during company setup in China, keep a simple checklist of sponsor, label number, validity dates, and inspection status for every portal you use. Foreign founders can contact ChinaMNC on WhatsApp / WeChat at +86 153 1898 8535 for help registering and operating a company in China.

This summary is based on information published by the relevant Chinese government website and is general information, not legal or tax advice.