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China (mainland): AML/CFT & Financial Crime (Sentinel.gi-fed)

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China's AML/CFT framework was substantially revised via the AML Law (effective 1 Jan 2025), aligning with FATF standards ahead of the 5th-round mutual evaluation (Nov 2025-Feb 2027); PBOC has escalated direct AML supervision of Alipay and Tenpay.

Open gap — wpm-int-4No sentinel-fed AML/CFT finding for China was supplied this cycle.no under-indexing note recorded
Horizon · 2027-Q1 (± a year)China's 5th-round FATF Mutual Evaluation windowTier 1 source
No sub-brief written this cycleThe module carries open gaps but no narrative analysis was authored this cycle. Flagged for the next research pass.

no periodic updates on record for this sub-brief

Sources and findings (10)
  1. T1sentinel.https://www.pbc.gov.cn/en/3688241/3688777/3688780/2025080817504219678/index.html
  2. T?FIM (sentinel.gi) per-JID baseline profile — China (Mainland) — China's AML/CFT regime rests on the 2006 AML Law, PBOC-led inter-ministerial coordination since 2004, and the China Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring and Analysis Center (CAMLMAC) FIU. FATF rates China compliant on 9/40 and largely compliant on 22/40 Recommendations, but partially/non-compliant on 9, with weak FIU effectiveness and no public beneficial-ownership registry.
  3. T?FIM (sentinel.gi) gaps_register_cumulative (issue FIM-BASE-GAP-005) — Gap: sourcing-thinness
  4. T?FIM (sentinel.gi) gaps_register_cumulative (issue FIM-BASE-GAP-002) — Gap: regulatory-failure
  5. T1FIM (sentinel.gi) sanctions_change_register (issue FIM-BASE-SANC-004) — Sanctions: OFAC wind-down
  6. T1FIM (sentinel.gi) enforcement_action_register (issue FIM-BASE-ENF-006) — Enforcement: OFAC — Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co., Ltd. and shadow-fleet vessels
  7. T1FIM (sentinel.gi) sanctions_change_register (issue FIM-BASE-SANC-002) — Sanctions: EU listing
  8. T?FIM (sentinel.gi) gaps_register_cumulative (issue FIM-BASE-GAP-003) — Gap: enforcement-absence
  9. T?FIM (sentinel.gi) gaps_register_cumulative (issue FIM-BASE-GAP-004) — Gap: political-constraint
  10. T?FIM (sentinel.gi) gaps_register_cumulative (issue FIM-BASE-GAP-001) — Gap: legal-gap