Cargo is loaded onto ships at Qingdao port in Shandong province in July. (ZHANG JINGANG / FOR CHINA DAILY)

BEIJING - China's Ministry of Commerce on Saturday issued a regulation on the unreliable entities list, which takes immediate effect upon release.  

A spokesperson for the ministry has said that the list applies to entities that do not comply with market rules, violate contracts, block or cut supplies to Chinese firms with non-commercial purposes.

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The ministry has made it clear that for companies that abide by Chinese laws and regulations, market rules and the spirit of contract, there is no need to worry.