What was checked, and when?
Each practical claim should identify its source and date. A policy document can establish a published programme; a facility operator can answer whether a particular project can book it. We record those answers separately.
For live project work, we recheck the conditions that affect the recommendation: the application window, relevant facility or organisation, proposed applicant, timing and costs. Open questions remain visible.
Read the policy and its application guidance together
The formal instrument sets the policy or legal conditions. Official explanations describe its intended use. An application guide or the responsible authority answers how a specific batch or procedure works; an explanation does not extend the formal eligibility rules.
Separate evidence from our assessment
An official report may establish that a robotics platform launched. Our assessment may be that it is worth approaching for a particular test. The platform’s own answer is needed to establish whether it can do that test.
Public records show the evidence and questions to investigate. Client research, commercial terms and private correspondence remain part of the separately agreed project work.
Use dates to follow later changes
Briefings cover dated policy changes and application notices. Location profiles record facilities and places; Field Notes describe visits. Check later updates alongside an earlier article. The landing manual is a dated edition, and an editorial revision date is distinct from a new factual confirmation.
Five evidence labels
Official law and government guidance anchor legal and administrative statements. Institutional and reputable media reports can document programmes and cases. Field observation records what the editor saw on a dated visit. An unresolved lead remains visibly unverified.
- Official — policy, law, official releases and official service information published by the responsible authority.
- Reported — news, institutional reporting and attributed third-party material.
- Field checked — directly observed by the site owner on a stated visit.
- Directly confirmed — an explicit answer from the responsible department, operator or facility through phone, email, WeChat or an in-person conversation.
- To verify — a useful lead with an unresolved factual question.
Recording direct confirmation
A Directly confirmed claim records four fields: date, counterpart function, channel and scope. The scope states exactly what was confirmed, for which facility, activity or applicant, and any limits or unresolved conditions. Public records can identify a counterpart by function; personal names are optional.
A confirmation about one booking rule does not establish every team's eligibility. Record further project-specific questions as To verify. Separate our interpretation from the confirmed answer.
Labels can be combined
A place or claim can carry more than one label. Jinpoluo’s new-villager mechanism, for example, is described by Miyun government reporting and has also been visited by the editor. That supports an Official + Field checked description.
A photograph documents visible conditions, not ownership, legality, structural safety, foreign-guest registration, current rent or market value.
Update discipline
Every practical claim should carry a date or source. Market prices, programme counts and permit procedures can change; readers should re-confirm before acting.