China implements a dynamic approach to managing radioactive sources from cradle to grave. Government regulation covers all actors working with radioactive sources. A national database on nuclear technology utilization has been established as part of the move to enhance the safety of radioactive sources, and the safety of nuclear technology utilization, with a special focus on the real-time online monitoring of highrisk mobile sources. As of June 2019, all 142,607 radioactive sources and 181,293 radiation devices in use were under regulatory control, as were all 73,070 entities engaged in the production, sale and use of radioisotopes and radiation devices. One hundred percent of radioactive waste has been safely stored. The annual rate of radiation accidents has continued to decline, from 6.2 per 10,000 sources in the 1990s to less than 1.0 per 10,000 sources in 2019, the lowest level in history, as a result of significantly enhanced safety in the use of nuclear technology.