Chinese Football Association: Clubs are not allowed to publicly criticize referees’ work. Clubs can appeal against penalties, but overdue appeal will not be accepted.
Chinese Football Association has set up a referee "blacklist" system to include referees whose abnormal performance in refereeing has serious consequences. The first referee review of this season comes from Zhejiang vs. Shanghai Haigang in the second round of the Super League. The referee work for the new season has started in response to the complaints and opinions submitted.