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China/PLA Source Collection Tracker

U.S., PRC issuer, Taiwan, allied/regional, cyber, legal, map, industrial, technology, and WARLOCK-INDEX derived products.

Full Index

UNCLASSIFIED//OPEN SOURCE

Tracker ID: WI-TRACKER-CHINA-PLA-SOURCES-2026-0001

Prepared UTC: 2026-06-14T06:05:33Z

Information cutoff UTC: 2026-06-14T06:05:33Z

Purpose: Track China and PLA source-family collection across official U.S., PRC issuer, Taiwan, allied/regional, cyber, legal, map, industrial, technology, and WARLOCK-INDEX derived products.

Boundary: Strategic collection management only. This tracker does not provide targeting support, collection tasking, contingency planning, operational guidance, cyber technical methods, facility mapping, route selection, sanctions/export-control evasion, procurement advice, or tactical guidance.

Current Collection State

LaneStatusCurrent anchorNext pullConfidenceBoundary
DoD PRC military power reportRegistered, packetized, and extraction-mappedChina/PLA source baseline; DoD/DIA China military power extraction map; Official U.S. registerTaiwan, South China Sea, cyber, space, defense-industrial, and PLA services/arms packetsHigh for source identity; moderate for public completenessNo operational detail or target/vulnerability extraction
ODNI China threat framingRegistered and packetizedOfficial U.S. register; U.S. threat-source matrixChina-specific ODNI extraction noteHigh for IC public framingNo classified inference
DIA China baselineRegistered as historical baseline and mapped against DoD 2025DoD/DIA China military power extraction map; Official U.S. registerUse as historical comparator in services/arms, cyber, space, nuclear, and defense-industrial packetsHigh for historical source identity; low for current-only claimsRefresh all current claims
PRC white paper and issuer sourcesPRC official doctrine and issuer-language packet added; source family registeredForeign-government register; China/PLA packet; PRC issuer-language packetPRC MND/PLA dated capture and defense white paper deep extraction packetsHigh for accessible State Council source identity; moderate for translation/current coverageLabel propaganda/issuer perspective
PRC MND/PLA official-media routingInitial source family queuedForeign-government register; China/PLA packetDated MND and China Military Online source captureModerate pending direct page/document captureNo laundering claims into independent findings
Taiwan source familyInitial source family queuedChina/PLA packet; map-reference packetTaiwan MND report/activity-source packet with no live trackingModerate pending direct document captureNo target, route, or unit-level extraction
Japan/Australia allied China cross-checksPartial through country packetsJapan and Australia source packets; allied matrixChina-specific allied regional cross-check packetModerate to highNo basing, route, or operational inference
Philippines/South China Sea legal/map lanePartial through map packetPhilippines/South China Sea map packetSouth China Sea coercion/legal-source packetModerate to high for legal/map routingNo navigation, interdiction, or patrol analysis
PRC cyber laneSource family registeredUSILE register; cyber baseline; China/PLA packetCISA/NSA/FBI PRC cyber defensive source packetHigh for source family; moderate pending advisory extractionNo exploit chains, scanning, evasion, or malware steps
PRC space/counterspace lanePartial through China and space productsChina strategic-weapons packet; space baselinePRC space/counterspace/information-support packetModerateNo orbital vulnerability or interference methods
PRC nuclear/missile/Rocket Force lanePacketizedChina strategic-weapons packetAnnual strategic-weapons refreshModerate to highNo targeting, posture inference, or weapons employment
PRC defense-industrial/technology laneQueuedDoD PRC report; DIB baseline; China/PLA packetDefense-industrial and emerging-technology packetModerateNo procurement evasion or replication detail
PRC-Russia support laneQueuedNATO declaration; global matrixPRC-Russia defense-industrial support packetModerateNo sanctions evasion or supply-chain exploitation

Collection Rules

  1. Dated official sources come first; research and media sources support but do not replace official source-family capture.
  2. PRC issuer sources must be labeled as issuer perspective and cross-read before analytic judgments are strengthened.
  3. Taiwan, South China Sea, cyber, space, nuclear, and defense-industrial lanes require explicit safety boundaries before extraction.
  4. Avoid live tracking. Use dated snapshots, publication metadata, and source-family routing.
  5. Keep "China," "CCP," "PLA," "MND," "MFA," "PAP," "China Coast Guard," "maritime militia," "state-owned enterprise," "private technology firm," and "official media" distinct unless a source explicitly links them.

Follow-On Queue

  • PRC MND and PLA official-media dated capture packet.
  • PLA services and arms source packet.
  • Taiwan pressure and cross-Strait coercion source packet.
  • South China Sea coercion and legal-source packet.
  • PRC cyber and critical infrastructure defensive source packet.
  • PRC space, counterspace, and information-support source packet.
  • PRC defense-industrial and emerging-technology source packet.
  • DoD 2025 to PRC issuer-language claim crosswalk.
  • PRC-Russia defense-industrial support source packet.

Cross References