China Content Localization Checklist
Use a practical China content localization checklist to rebuild an approved global source for Chinese audiences, channels, search intent, and sales use without letting facts or terminology drift.
- VERSION
- 2.0.0
- UPDATED
- 2026-08-01
- LICENSE
- MIT
- FILES
- 04
npx skills add fffffrost/market-skills --skill content-repurposingLocalize the job, not just the language.
China-ready content is not one translated master cut into smaller pieces. Lock the source truth, decide what each Chinese audience and channel must accomplish, then rebuild the reading path while every claim remains traceable.
Lock source truth
Separate approved facts, dated claims, terminology, quotations, and material that may change.
Can every local version point back to an approved source?Define the China reader
Name the buyer, user, knowledge level, search intent, decision stage, and action the content must support.
What must this reader understand or decide next?Assign one channel job
Give WeChat, REDnote, Zhihu, Bilibili, Baidu search, and sales follow-up distinct roles instead of duplicate copy.
Why should this asset exist on this channel?Rebuild the reading path
Change the hook, order, proof density, format, and call to action for the channel and intent.
Does the structure feel native without copying a trend?Preserve claim traceability
Map localized numbers, product claims, names, and conclusions to the source and flag every inference.
Did meaning change while the expression changed?Run local review gates
Check language, brand voice, subject-matter accuracy, platform fit, approval dependencies, and expiry dates.
Who must approve what before this asset moves?CHINA CONTENT LOCALIZATION CHECKLIST
SOURCE TRUTH
Approved source asset:
Source owner:
Evidence cutoff date:
Approved facts and claims:
Approved terminology:
Mutable or prohibited material:
CHINA AUDIENCE
Primary reader / buyer:
Knowledge level:
Search or discovery intent:
Decision stage:
Next action to support:
CHANNEL JOBS
WeChat — role / reader promise / CTA:
REDnote — role / reader promise / CTA:
Zhihu — role / reader promise / CTA:
Bilibili — role / reader promise / CTA:
Baidu search — query / answer / CTA:
Sales follow-up — trigger / proof / CTA:
STRUCTURE REBUILD
New hook:
Reading path:
Proof order:
Format changes:
Elements removed from the source:
CLAIM MAP
Localized claim | Source location | Expression change | Inference? | Owner
REVIEW GATES
[ ] Chinese language and terminology
[ ] Buyer and channel fit
[ ] Product / subject-matter accuracy
[ ] Brand and legal review
[ ] Platform and format check
[ ] Final source-to-output consistency
HANDOFF
Asset owner:
Approval dependencies:
Known unknowns:
Publish / review date:One approved report, four different local jobs.
This illustrates the transformation logic, not current platform rules or a real campaign. A production brief must use the actual source, audience, and review requirements.
A decision-led article connects the business problem, evidence, implications, and a credible next step.
A compact discovery asset surfaces one practical tension without inventing certainty or lifestyle proof.
A query-led explanation defines the problem, limits the claim, and routes the reader to deeper material.
A follow-up note selects only the proof relevant to the buyer stage and keeps every statement traceable.
- Approved source content
- China audience
- Target platforms
- Terminology and claim rules
- Localized content system
- Channel-native assets
- Source map
- Approval dependencies
Know where the workflow must stop.
- Requires a verified source asset and approved terminology before adaptation
- Does not publish schedule or operate external platform accounts
- Cannot guarantee ranking reach engagement or platform approval
These conditions distort the result.
- Localization begins as sentence translation instead of audience and channel redesign
- Platform conventions are copied without checking brand fit or current rules
- Numbers claims and terminology drift across localized versions
How the skill works
- 01Lock the approved source
- 02Define the China audience and search intent
- 03Assign a job to each platform
- 04Rebuild channel-native structures
- 05Preserve claim traceability
- 06Run local review gates
Inspect the source before installing.
Instructions, templates, compatibility, and dependencies remain in one open directory.
- ├─SKILL.md
- ├─agents/openai.yaml
- ├─listing.yaml
- ├─references/channel-patterns.md