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China Website ID Management: What Foreign Founders Should Know About the Sichuan Provincial Government Portal Filing

A practical look at the website identification and evaluation data published for the Sichuan Provincial People's Government portal, and what foreign founders operating in China can learn from it about website ID certification, validity periods, inspections, and accessibility ratings.

Why a Provincial Government Website Filing Matters to Foreign Founders

Foreign founders setting up or running a company in China often focus on licenses, tax registration, and banking. Websites and digital channels are frequently treated as an afterthought. Yet the official data published for the Sichuan Provincial People's Government portal shows how Chinese authorities structure website identification, certification, and performance evaluation. Understanding that structure helps foreign-owned entities plan their own online presence and avoid surprises when a platform, partner, or regulator asks about website credentials.

The source is an identification management record published by the China Internet Society (中国互联网协会) under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. It concerns the portal at www.sc.gov.cn, operated by the General Office of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, an organ of the Party and government. It is not a commercial site, and the record does not create obligations for private companies. Still, the categories used are the same ones foreign founders will encounter when dealing with website identity and accessibility requirements in China.

What the Record Contains

The page is organized into four blocks: institutional information, overall evaluation, identification management, and certificate certification.

Institutional Information

• Sponsoring organization: General Office of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government.
• Organization type: Party and government organ.
• Website name: Sichuan Provincial People's Government.
• Website address: www.sc.gov.cn.
• Electronic identification number: DZJG20260100003479PW.

The electronic identification number is the key identifier. For a foreign founder, the practical lesson is that Chinese website identity records are tied to a specific registrant and a specific domain, not to a brand name in general. When preparing a corporate website for China, keep the legal entity name, the domain registration, and the filing details consistent.

Overall Evaluation Results

The record separates evaluations for the PC website and the WAP (mobile) website. Each includes accessibility ratings across three evaluator groups — self-assessment, institutional assessment, and user assessment — plus an efficiency index covering completeness, reliability, and robustness.

PC website:

• Elderly-friendly evaluation: self 100, institution 82, users 83.
• Accessibility evaluation: self 100, institution 83, users 83.
• Efficiency index: completeness 100%, reliability 100%, robustness 100%.
• Overall score: 86.2.

WAP website:

• Elderly-friendly evaluation: self 100, institution 82, users 81.
• Accessibility evaluation: self 100, institution 80, users 82.
• Efficiency index: completeness 100%, reliability 100%, robustness 100%.
• Overall score: 85.4.

Two observations are useful. First, the self-assessment scores are uniformly 100, while institutional and user scores are lower. This gap is normal in self-reported systems and suggests that external evaluation carries weight. Second, the mobile site scores slightly below the PC site, which reflects the difficulty of maintaining consistent quality across device types. Foreign founders should expect mobile performance and accessibility to be assessed separately.

Identification Management Details

The identification management section names the competent authority and the issuing body:

• Competent authority: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
• Issuing body: China Internet Society.
• PC website identification certification validity: two years, from 27 January 2026 to 26 January 2028.
• WAP website identification certification validity: two years, from 27 January 2026 to 26 January 2028.

The two-year cycle is a planning point. Website identification is not a one-time event; it must be renewed. A foreign founder building a China-facing site should build renewal into the compliance calendar alongside other periodic filings.

Regular Inspections

The record lists scheduled inspection dates and results:

• Inspection dates: 26 July 2026, 26 January 2027, and 26 July 2027.
• Inspection result: passed.

The spacing is roughly every six months. This indicates that identification status is monitored during the validity period rather than granted permanently. For a company website, the practical implication is that content, security, and availability should be maintained continuously, not only at renewal time.

Certificate Certification

The certificate certification section repeats the two-year validity period, from 27 January 2026 to 26 January 2028, and provides a downloadable document: the Sichuan Provincial People's Government Portal Accessibility and Elderly-Friendly Evaluation Report (sealed version, PDF). The existence of a formal, sealed report is a reminder that evaluation outcomes are documented artifacts, not informal opinions. Foreign founders should keep their own records of any filings, evaluations, and certificates in an organized file for future due diligence or partner requests.

Practical Takeaways for Foreign Founders

• Treat website identity as a compliance item. Identification records tie a domain to a registrant and carry defined validity periods.
• Plan for renewal cycles. The source shows a two-year certification period and inspections approximately every six months.
• Expect separate assessments for PC and mobile. The record evaluates both, with different scores.
• Take accessibility and elderly-friendly design seriously. These are named evaluation categories, not optional extras.
• Keep documentation. Certificates and evaluation reports are formal documents that may be requested later.

This record concerns a government portal, and private companies follow procedures set by the relevant authorities for their own circumstances. Foreign founders should confirm current requirements with qualified local professionals before making filings or public claims about their website credentials.

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