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China/PLA Source Collection Tracker
Track China and PLA source-family collection across official U.S., PRC issuer, Taiwan, allied/regional, cyber, legal, map, industrial, technology, and the corpus derived products.
UNCLASSIFIED//OPEN SOURCE
Tracker ID: WI-TRACKER-CHINA-PLA-SOURCES-2026-0001
Prepared UTC: 2026-06-18T11:54:34Z
Information cutoff UTC: 2026-06-18T11:54:34Z
Source base: China/PLA official military and security source baseline packet; PRC official doctrine packet; DoD/DIA extraction map; PRC MND and PLA official-media capture packet; DoD-to-PRC issuer-language crosswalk; PLA services and arms packet; Taiwan, South China Sea, cyber, Salt Typhoon, cyber nation-state actor/APT tracker, space/counterspace, allied/regional, official U.S., and foreign-government source lanes listed in the tracker; PRC APT/Typhoon label crosswalk and advisory refresh source packet.
Analytic confidence: High for current corpus collection status and source-family routing. Moderate for page-level completeness because several PRC, Taiwan, Philippine, ASEAN, cyber, space, and defense-industrial lanes remain queued for later dated refresh.
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
| Lane | Status | Current anchor | Next pull | Confidence | Boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DoD PRC military power report | Registered, packetized, extraction-mapped, issuer-crosswalked, services/arms-routed, Taiwan-pressure packetized, South China Sea packetized, and cyber packetized | China/PLA source baseline; DoD/DIA China military power extraction map; DoD 2025 to PRC issuer-language claim crosswalk; 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; Official U.S. register | Space and defense-industrial packets | High for source identity; moderate for public completeness | No operational detail or target/vulnerability extraction |
| ODNI China threat framing | Registered and packetized | Official U.S. register; U.S. threat-source matrix | China-specific ODNI extraction note | High for IC public framing | No classified inference |
| DIA China baseline | Registered as historical baseline, mapped against DoD 2025, and routed through services/arms packet | DoD/DIA China military power extraction map; PLA services and arms source packet; Official U.S. register | Use as historical comparator in cyber, space, nuclear, and defense-industrial packets | High for historical source identity; low for current-only claims | Refresh all current claims |
| PRC white paper and issuer sources | PRC official doctrine and issuer-language packet added; source family registered and crosswalked against DoD 2025 | Foreign-government register; China/PLA packet; PRC issuer-language packet; DoD 2025 to PRC issuer-language claim crosswalk | Defense white paper deep extraction packet | High for accessible State Council source identity; moderate for translation/current coverage | Label propaganda/issuer perspective |
| PRC MND/PLA official-media routing | Dated capture packet and services/arms routing added with access caveats | Foreign-government register; China/PLA packet; PRC MND and PLA official-media dated capture packet; PLA services and arms source packet | MND press conference archive capture | High for accessible Xinhua source identity; moderate for MND/China Military direct-page access | No laundering claims into independent findings |
| Taiwan source family | Taiwan pressure packet added with direct-source access caveats | China/PLA packet; map-reference packet; Taiwan pressure and cross-Strait coercion source packet | Taiwan MND direct source capture with no live tracking | High for source-family need; moderate pending direct document capture | No target, route, live tracking, or unit-level extraction |
| Japan/Australia allied China cross-checks | Partial through country packets | Japan and Australia source packets; allied matrix | China-specific allied regional cross-check packet | Moderate to high | No basing, route, or operational inference |
| Philippines/South China Sea legal/map lane | Packetized through map packet, coercion/legal-source packet, Philippines official defense/maritime source capture packet, and ASEAN/claimant-state South China Sea cross-check packet | Philippines/South China Sea map packet; South China Sea coercion and legal-source packet; Philippines official defense/maritime source capture packet; ASEAN and claimant-state South China Sea cross-check packet | PRC Coast Guard and maritime lawfare source capture; ASEAN/claimant-state page-level refreshes; Philippine page-level refreshes where access was challenged | High for source-family routing; moderate for current page-level extraction | No legal advice, navigation, interdiction, patrol analysis, basing inference, route guidance, or live tracking |
| PRC cyber lane | Packetized as defensive source lane; Salt Typhoon telecommunications source note, cyber nation-state actor/APT tracker, and PRC APT/Typhoon label crosswalk added | USILE register; cyber baseline; China/PLA packet; PRC cyber and critical infrastructure defensive source packet; Salt Typhoon and telecommunications defensive source note; PRC APT/Typhoon label crosswalk; cyber nation-state actor/APT tracker | PRC advisory page-level refresh; FCC telecom cybersecurity source refresh; OFAC designation refresh; allied PRC cyber cross-check packet | High for source family; moderate pending page-level advisory, FBI, FCC, and allied extraction | No exploit chains, scanning, evasion, malware steps, IOCs for misuse, telecom network diagrams, lawful-intercept system detail, APT alias laundering, or victim-specific guidance |
| PRC space/counterspace lane | Packetized as strategic source-treatment lane | China strategic-weapons packet; space baseline; PRC space, counterspace, and information-support source packet | Page-level DoD/ODNI/Space Force extraction; PRC Aerospace Force and Information Support Force issuer capture | High for source family; moderate pending page-level extraction and issuer-language refresh | No orbital targeting, orbital vulnerability extraction, interference methods, sensor performance analysis, or ground-segment mapping |
| PRC nuclear/missile/Rocket Force lane | Packetized | China strategic-weapons packet | Annual strategic-weapons refresh | Moderate to high | No targeting, posture inference, or weapons employment |
| PRC defense-industrial/technology lane | Queued | DoD PRC report; DIB baseline; China/PLA packet | Defense-industrial and emerging-technology packet | Moderate | No procurement evasion or replication detail |
| PRC-Russia support lane | Queued | NATO declaration; global matrix | PRC-Russia defense-industrial support packet | Moderate | No sanctions evasion or supply-chain exploitation |
Collection Rules
- Dated official sources come first; research and media sources support but do not replace official source-family capture.
- PRC issuer sources must be labeled as issuer perspective and cross-read before analytic judgments are strengthened.
- Taiwan, South China Sea, cyber, space, nuclear, and defense-industrial lanes require explicit safety boundaries before extraction.
- Avoid live tracking. Use dated snapshots, publication metadata, and source-family routing.
- 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 space/counterspace page-level extraction and PRC Aerospace Force / Information Support Force issuer capture.
- PRC defense-industrial and emerging-technology source packet.
- PRC defense white paper deep extraction packet.
- PRC MND press conference archive capture.
- Philippine WPS page-level source refreshes where Official Gazette, NSC, DND, DFA, PCG, BFAR, NAMRIA, or State access remains incomplete.
- PRC Coast Guard and maritime lawfare source capture.
- ASEAN and claimant-state South China Sea page-level refreshes.
- PRC advisory page-level refresh using the completed PRC APT/Typhoon label crosswalk as the label-control anchor.
- Salt Typhoon advisory page-level refresh and telecom regulatory-source refresh.
- Allied PRC cyber cross-check packet.
- PRC-Russia defense-industrial support source packet.
Cross References
- China/PLA Official Military And Security Source Baseline Packet
- PRC Official Doctrine And Issuer-Language Source Packet
- DoD/DIA China Military Power Extraction Map
- PRC MND And PLA Official-Media Dated Capture Packet
- DoD 2025 To PRC Issuer-Language Claim Crosswalk
- PLA Services And Arms Source Packet
- Taiwan Pressure And Cross-Strait Coercion Source Packet
- South China Sea Coercion And Legal-Source Packet
- Philippines Official Defense And Maritime Source Capture Packet
- ASEAN And Claimant-State South China Sea Cross-Check Packet
- PRC Cyber And Critical Infrastructure Defensive Source Packet
- Salt Typhoon And Telecommunications Defensive Source Note
- PRC APT/Typhoon Label Crosswalk And Advisory Refresh Source Packet
- Cyber Nation-State Actor And APT Source Tracker
- PRC Space, Counterspace, And Information-Support Source Packet
- China Actor Profile
- PRC Military Modernization Strategic Baseline
- China Strategic Actor Classification
- China Nuclear And Missile Modernization Source Packet
- Taiwan Strait Coercion Strategic Event Timeline
- Official U.S. Threat Source Assimilation Matrix
- Global Actor-Domain Assimilation Matrix