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Issued NPPA March 2023 list of approved imported games

On 20 March 2023, China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) issued a set of approvals for imported video game titles. The NPPA is responsible for approving video games by both domestic and foreign game developers prior to release …

Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Authorisation of goods or services
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2022-12-10
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On 10 December 2022, China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) issued a set of a…

2023-03-20
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On 20 March 2023, China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) issued a set of appr…

2023-08-29
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On 29 August 2023, China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) updated its list of…

2024-02-02
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On 2 February 2024, China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) issued a new list …

2024-04-08
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On 8 April 2024, China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) issued a new list of …

2024-06-05
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On 5 June 2024, China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) issued a new list of a…

2024-08-01
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On 1 August 2024, China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) issued a new list of…

2025-01-20
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On 20 January 2025, China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) issued a new list …

2025-06-24
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On 23 June 2025, China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) issued approval for a…

2025-07-21
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On 21 July 2025, China’s National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) issued approval for 1…

2026-01-26
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On 26 January 2026, China's National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) published the 2026…

2026-02-26
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On 26 February 2026, the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) issued the online gam…