CUCAS offers applicants personal account to check and manage the applications.
As shown below, login and click "Track Progress" to My Applications to check the application status.

My Applications Page- you may browse all the applications you've saved and submitted.
Processing: School is considering your application against its own admissions criteria.
Pending: Your application needs to be edited according to university's request.
Refused: Your application is refused by School.
Accepted: Your application is accepted by School. Please wait for your acceptance letter.
CUCAS offers four kinds of payment methods – bank transfer overseas, direct bank transfer in China, Paypal online payment and Western Union. When the application fee is successfully paid, the system will send a confirmation letter to your registered e-mail address with payment details. The letter will be encoded to protect your personal information.
It normally takes 4 to 8 weeks for the admission office to process the application and to prepare the offering package with visa supporting document. If you have not received a reply for more than 4 weeks, you can send e-mail at admission@cucas.cn to solve the problem. Please include your application ID when you sending the e-mail.
Applicants can login to My CUCAS -> Completd Applications to check the progress of any application. The “Application Status” will be updated as soon as the admission office made the decision, and CUCAS system will send a confirmation e-mail to your registered e-mail address. Once the decision is made by the university, it will be taken several business days (5-15 days) to send your Admission Letter and visa application form (JW202 form).