Background: In the global pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), China, as the world's most populous country and the second-largest economy, plays a significant role in achieving SDGs through its policies and practices. The Chinese government has integrated SDGs into its national development strategy and has implemented numerous pilot policies to facilitate the realization of these goals. These pilot policies serve as a crucial mechanism in China's policy process, aimed at promoting policy innovation and reform. However, the scattered nature of existing research materials poses challenges in assessing the gap between these policies and the SDGs.Objective: To map the pilot policies in China and identify gaps with the SDGs.Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search of two different types of Chinese electronic databases: one containing academic literature (CNKI and Wanfang) and the other encompassing grey literature resources on policy documents, including State Council Government Affairs Information Database, Beida Law Database, National Development and Reform Commission website, Ministry of Ecology and Environment website, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs website, Ministry of Education website, National Health Commission website, etc., covering the period from their inception to December 2023. Due to the 1-5 year lag in the implementation of pilot policies, a five-year interval was set, and data prior to 2000 were less publicly disclosed, leading to a significant drop in data quality. We collected pilots initiated by central departments and agencies from 2000 to 2017, which were completed by the time of data collection in December 2023. In Eppi-Reviewer, coding was performed by two individuals back-to-back within the framework of the SDGs.Results: Out of 3,276 records related to pilot policies, 268 instances of original evidence on pilot policies were retrieved. Data analysis is ongoing and is expected to be completed by September 2024.Conclusion: This work not only aids in assessing China's progress and challenges in achieving the SDGs but also provides a valuable reference for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners. It helps them better understand and optimize policy design and implementation strategies, thereby more effectively advancing the achievement of SDGs globally.