Data Sources, License & Attribution

ChinaData.live combines public economic, trade, and market data from official and third-party sources with our own cleaning, structuring, metadata, charts, summaries, and quality checks.

Original Source Data

Unless otherwise stated, original source data remains subject to the license, terms of use, attribution requirements, and restrictions of the original data provider. ChinaData.live does not claim ownership over third-party source data.

ChinaData.live Content

Content created by ChinaData.live, including original text, metadata descriptions, charts, summaries, QA notes, source ledgers, and data-cleaning documentation, is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), unless a page or file states otherwise.

Attribution

When using ChinaData.live content or datasets, please cite both ChinaData.live and the original data source where available.

Suggested citation: ChinaData.live, "[Dataset Title]", version/retrieval date: [YYYY-MM-DD], available at: [URL]. Original source: [Source Name], [source URL if available].

Example: ChinaData.live, "China CPI", retrieved 2026-07-01, available at: https://chinadata.live/data/china-cpi/. Original source: National Bureau of Statistics of China.

Source-Specific Restrictions

Some pages may reference third-party estimates, market research, or commercial data providers. Such references are provided for context, comparison, or citation purposes only. Unless explicitly stated, ChinaData.live does not grant users a license to redistribute, resell, or commercially exploit third-party proprietary data.

Where a dataset includes or is derived from third-party data with special restrictions, the applicable source notes will be shown on the dataset page, in the file metadata, or in the accompanying source ledger.

Independence

ChinaData.live is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any government agency, customs authority, statistical office, international organization, or third-party data provider unless explicitly stated.

Warranty and Accuracy Disclaimer

ChinaData.live makes reasonable efforts to clean, validate, and document data against cited sources. However, data may contain errors, omissions, revisions, delays, unit differences, reporting changes, or source-side corrections.

All content and data are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of completeness, accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, or uninterrupted availability.

Users should verify critical figures against the original source before making business, investment, legal, academic, or policy decisions.

API and Downloads

Free API endpoints and downloadable samples are provided for evaluation, research, and light usage. We may change, limit, suspend, or discontinue free API access at any time, especially in cases of excessive automated traffic, abuse, security risk, or infrastructure constraints.

For recurring data feeds, custom files, or paid deliveries, the applicable scope, coverage, source period, delivery format, QA checks, and usage terms will be described in the quote, invoice, email confirmation, or delivery notes.

Project Operator

ChinaData.live is an independent project operated by its creator.

ChinaData.live is not currently operated by an incorporated company. Commercial data requests, invoices, or paid deliveries are handled directly by the project operator unless otherwise stated.

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